# PHMSA Hazmat Incident E-2024080377 — ACETONE — Clifton, NJ

**Citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident E-2024080377  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 2024-07-22  
**Published:** Not stated

Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 2024-07-22 in Clifton, NJ.

## Document text

PHMSA hazardous materials incident report E-2024080377.
Incident date: 2024-07-22.
Location: Clifton, NJ.
Mode: Highway.
Carrier/reporter: BRENNTAG NORTHEAST, LLC.
Shipper: Brenntag Northeast, LLC.
Materials: UN1090; ACETONE; hazard class 3; 660 LGA released | UN1206; HEPTANES; hazard class 3; 440 LGA released | UN1268; PETROLEUM DISTILLATES, N.O.S. OR PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 440 LGA released | UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 1375 LGA released | UN2789; ACETIC ACID, GLACIAL OR ACETIC ACID SOLUTION, WITH MORE THAN 80 PERCENT ACID, BY MASS; hazard class 8; 220 LGA released | UN3082; ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES, LIQUID, N.O.S.; hazard class 9; 55 LGA released.
What failed: Body.
How failed: Burst or Ruptured.
Reported failure causes: Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage.
Reported result: Spillage, Fire, Explosion, Material Entered Waterway/Storm Sewer, Environmental Damage.
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://portalpublic.phmsa.dot.gov/analytics/saw.dll?Portal?PortalPath=/shared/Public%20Website%20Pages/_portal/Hazmat%20Incident%20Report%20Search>
- Source ID: `phmsa-hazmat-incidents`
- SHA-256: `22ba3b6ccfcf5a86f393104d36a1e391d41c5313a02816f29f1160366ea08ce7`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T12:55:56.545Z
- Exported: 2026-08-24T00:23:52.014Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-hazmat-incident-e-2024080377`

### Source metadata

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