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Nippon Dynawave Packaging Incident: Chemical Leak in Longview, Washington Leaves 1 Dead, 9 Injured

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Nippon Dynawave Packaging Incident: Chemical Leak in Longview, Washington Leaves 1 Dead, 9 Injured At least one person has died, nine people were injured and nine employees remain unaccounted for after a large vat of chemical treatment product, including hazardous materials, ruptured at a paper and packaging facility in Washington state, fire officials said. The incident took place around 7:30 a.m. local time at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co.  facility in Longview, Washington, following the rupture of a tank containing white liquor, a chemical mixture used in the paper making process, the Longview Fire Department said.  Officials previously said the tank imploded.

CDC Activates Level 2 Emergency Response Over African Ebola Outbreak

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CDC Activates Level 2 Emergency Response Over African Ebola Outbreak
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has asked staff to volunteer for urgent deployment to support Ebola screening at the country's entry points, according to an email seen by Reuters on Tuesday.

CDC Acting Director Jay Bhattacharya said in the email that the agency had activated a Level 2 emergency response on May 18 to an outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, and was expanding recruitment beyond its usual emergency responder pool as screening of selected international arrivals ramps up.