# PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2001090055 — COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID, N.O.S. — MAGNOLIA, TX

**Citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2001090055  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 2001-08-05  
**Published:** Not stated

Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 2001-08-05 in MAGNOLIA, TX.

## Document text

PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2001090055.
Incident date: 2001-08-05.
Location: MAGNOLIA, TX.
Mode: Rail.
Carrier/reporter: BURLINGTON NORTHERN & SANTA FE.
Shipper: CELANESE LTD.
Materials: NA1993; COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID, N.O.S.; hazard class 2.0; 24089.75 LGA released | UN1715; ACETIC ANHYDRIDE; hazard class 8; 360 LGA released.
What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Bottom Outlet Valve; Piping or Fittings / Basic Material.
How failed: Punctured; Ripped or Torn / Ripped or Torn; Abraded.
Reported failure causes: Abrasion; Derailment; Rollover Accident / Derailment; Rollover Accident; Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage.
Reported result: Spillage.
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=dd0zdw%2BW7X7dEufp4VZCkg%3D%3D>
- Source ID: `phmsa-hazmat-incidents`
- SHA-256: `f2236ec95e33771a2c181d9a96d1cf9e02a5edb7373b15c058d0377d6a6c2321`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T12:55:56.545Z
- Exported: 2026-08-27T09:00:42.696Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-hazmat-incident-i-2001090055`

### Source metadata

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    "MP 93.0, MAIN TRACK, HOUSTON S"
  ],
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  ],
  "states": [
    "TX"
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  "originCities": [
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```