A beloved husband, dad and grandfather was killed within the chemical tank rupture at a pulp and paper mill in Washington state, in accordance with his daughter.
Geovana Bernal instructed ABC Information that her father, Gilbert Bernal, died in Tuesday morning’s incident at his office, Nippon Dynawave Packaging in Longview, Washington.
At the least one particular person was killed, a number of individuals suffered essential accidents and 9 workers stay lacking, officers mentioned. The continued restoration efforts are “extraordinarily advanced” because of the unstable tank, which incorporates white liquor, a chemical combination used within the paper-making course of, in accordance with authorities.
Geovana Bernal mentioned in a press release, “There will not be sufficient phrases to precise on how devastated we’re proper now.”
“My father was essentially the most selfless man I knew. He labored exhausting to offer for his household and he liked us a lot,” she mentioned. “He was going to rejoice his thirty second wedding ceremony anniversary with mother in only a couple weeks and he liked my son, his first grandson, a lot.”
An undated picture of Gilbert Bernal along with his spouse Maria and grandson Jameson supplied by his daughter Geovana who mentioned he died within the chemical tank rupture in Washington state on Might 26, 2026.
Courtesy of Geovana Bernal
She mentioned Gilbert Bernal typically helped out at his church, “volunteering his time to assist repairs or assist anybody in want.”
“He was an awesome man, husband, father, grandfather, son, brother and pal,” Geovana Bernal mentioned. “We’re so heartbroken.”
An undated picture of Gilbert Bernal along with his spouse Maria supplied by his daughter Geovana who mentioned he died within the chemical tank rupture in Washington state on Might 26, 2026.
Courtesy of Geovana Bernal
The coroner’s workplace has not launched the identification of the confirmed fatality, however Geovana Bernal mentioned her brother considered photographs of her father and confirmed his dying after talking with the coroner’s workplace.
