Hope fades for nine missing after fatal paper mill tank implosion in Washington state

Authorities say no hope for survivors after tank containing a chemical solution ruptured and killed two people

The death toll from the tank-rupture incident at a Washington state paper mill on Tuesday rose to two with nine people still missing and presumed dead, authorities said.

The Longview fire department said in a statement on Wednesday afternoon that one person who was transported to the hospital following the disaster at Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co on Tuesday morning has died.