Ontario Hazardous Materials Responders Association

𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐈𝐌𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄
𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟔, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, 𝟒:𝟐𝟓 𝐩.𝐦.

𝐉𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐓 𝐔𝐏𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄: 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 – 𝐍𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐲𝐧𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠

LONGVIEW, WASH - Emergency responders continue recovery and stabilization operations at Nippon Dynawave Packaging following Tuesday morning’s industrial incident involving the rupture of a tank containing white liquor at the facility located at 3401 Industrial Way.

Recovery efforts remain complex due to ongoing safety concerns at the site. While originally believed to contain approximately 80,000 gallons, officials now report the tank held approximately 900,000 gallons of white liquor. Longview Fire and Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue estimate roughly 90,000 gallons of material may remain inside the damaged tank.

Currently, the tank remains unstable, creating hazardous conditions for emergency personnel. Responders are continuing efforts to structurally reinforce and stabilize the site before additional recovery operations can safely proceed.

These conditions continue to impact portions of the facility and limit access to some areas of the site. Officials state there is currently no direct threat to the surrounding community.

Recovery operations remain focused on safely accessing all affected areas of the facility, recovering victims, and supporting impacted families, while ensuring the safety of emergency responders working within unstable conditions.

Emergency responders have confirmed:
• 10 individuals were transported to area hospitals:
o 8 employee injuries
o 1 firefighter injury
o 1 fatality

Officials can also confirm there are 9 employees who remain unaccounted for. All identified families have now been notified.

Numerous local, regional, and state agencies continue coordinating response and recovery operations alongside facility personnel.

State officials are planning a visit to the site. The site will continue to be monitored overnight, but recovery efforts will not resume until tomorrow due to ongoing safety concerns.

This is the final scheduled public update for today. Additional verified information will be released as it becomes available.

Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co.
Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue
Longview, Washington - City of Longview
Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office

FDNY — MANHATTAN ALL HANDS — POSSIBLE EXPLOSION INSIDE 42-STORY OFFICE TOWER

600 3rd Avenue off East 39th Street
FDNY Box 0753

FDNY units transmitted an ALL HANDS assignment after reports of a carbon monoxide emergency inside the 42-story office building at 600 3rd Avenue in Midtown Manhattan.

Initial reports indicated readings as high as 2000 PPM in the basement — an extremely dangerous level capable of causing serious injury or death within minutes. According to Battalion 8, it appeared an explosion may have occurred prior to FDNY arrival.

The building, known as the “Forest City Ratner Building,” is a major commercial high-rise in the Murray Hill section of Manhattan and stands over 500 feet tall with dozens of corporate offices inside. Heavy FDNY resources were assigned due to the potential for a confined-space explosion, high CO readings, and the life hazard associated with evacuating a fully occupied office tower.

🚒 FDNY Haz-Mat and EMS units were requested to the scene as firefighters worked to determine the source of the incident, ventilate affected areas, and monitor for additional hazards.

10 hospitalised after reported spraying incident on Tokyo train Ten people were taken to a hospital in Japan on Sunday afternoon, 10 May, after an unknown substance was reportedly sprayed inside a moving train near the Japanese capital, Tokyo. According to the Independent, the incident occurred at around 16:30 on an East Japan Railway Company train on the

How could we possibly choose between an International Firefighter's Day post or a Star Wars Day Post? We couldn't so we went with BOTH.

May the 4th we ask which is cooler? The Millennium Falcon or Fire Truck Spaceship? Darth Vader or Sith Firefighter?

On International Firefighter's Day, we'd like to recognize the hard-work and dedication of both our career firefighters and our volunteer firefighters. 24/7, 365 days / year our crews are here to serve the City of Welland. We'd also like to recognize the selfless work of firefighters in our neighbouring communities and around the world.

Happy International Firefighter's Day and MAY THE 4th BE WITH YOU.

On we’re giving a well deserved shoutout to all the firefighters, paramedics, police officers, dispatchers and emergency crews who serve our communities across Ontario.

Their dedication to helping others is at the heart of what they do and we’re proud to recognize their ongoing commitment to keeping our communities safe.

Hamilton Police Association

An OPP officer was killed while on duty along Highway 401 in Cobourg this afternoon. Our thoughts are with the officer’s family and with all OPP members during this devastating time.

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Your knowledge drives this community forward!

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