Los Angeles, United States, May 28, 2026 (AFP) - Death toll from US chemical spill expected to hit 11

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A chemical incident at a paper plant in the northwestern US has killed two people, with nine others missing and feared dead, officials said Wednesday. A huge tank holding tens of thousands of gallons (liters) of a highly caustic substance imploded on Tuesday at the plant in Longview, Washington state, sparking a major operation. Two people have been confirmed dead, and efforts to rescue the nine unaccounted for have now been abandoned, Scott Gold......

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