# PHMSA Hazmat Incident E-2019110299 — LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS — PORT READING, NJ

**Citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident E-2019110299  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 2019-10-24  
**Published:** Not stated

Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 2019-10-24 in PORT READING, NJ.

## Document text

PHMSA hazardous materials incident report E-2019110299.
Incident date: 2019-10-24.
Location: PORT READING, NJ.
Mode: Rail.
Carrier/reporter: CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION.
Shipper: MARKWEST HYDROCARBON, INC..
Materials: UN1075; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; hazard class 2.1; 718 LGA released.
What failed: Liquid Valve.
How failed: Leaked.
Reported failure causes: Improper Preparation for Transportation.
Reported result: Vapor(Gas) Dispersion.
Reporter-submitted DOT Form 5800.1 data may be incomplete, corrected, supplemented, or misreported. A record, serious-incident classification, failure description, or relationship to a reporting rule is not a PHMSA causal finding, compliance determination, or finding of a violation.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://portal.phmsa.dot.gov/PDFGenerator/getPublicReport/OHMIR_5800-1-PUBLIC?INCIDENTID=qV7hKtw1Ko7JfSWn2X1rTw%3D%3D>
- Source ID: `phmsa-hazmat-incidents`
- SHA-256: `d6ac7f615d42287353bde1317feb5a157cb4365ea1d9e94a2562179da2b922c6`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T12:55:56.545Z
- Exported: 2026-08-25T08:28:04.115Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-hazmat-incident-e-2019110299`

### Source metadata

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