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State agencies confirm they inspected Washington mill, but not the tank or its safety records, before rupture killed 11

The collapsed white liquor tank is seen June 4 at Nippon Dynawave’s facility in Longview, Wash., after a May 26 rupture killed 11 workers. The image is a still from video provided by the Washington Department of Ecology.
The collapsed white liquor tank is seen June 4 at Nippon Dynawave’s facility in Longview, Wash., after a May 26 rupture killed 11 workers. The image is a still from video provided by the Washington Department of Ecology.

Regulators were at the site for pollution and worker safety oversight, but left above-ground tank integrity checks to the company.