Confirmed death toll climbs to 8 in Longview paper mill disaster Oregon Public Broadcasting OPB

Emergency responders announced late Tuesday that they’d suspended operations at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging Company due in part to the tank’s structural instability.

In Oregon alone, dozens of “Hands Off” events are planned, from Gold Beach to Astoria, to Hood River, Enterprise, Redmond and Klamath Falls.

A spokesperson for the private club described the damage to its building as “significant but contained.” There’s no indication at this early point in the investigation that the incident is…