# SUN PIPELINE CO — Hazardous liquid — incident on 1979-09-15

**Citation:** PHMSA Report 19790180  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 1979-09-15  
**Published:** 1979-11-13

Hazardous liquid incident in PLAINSBORO, MIDDLESEX County, NJ. Reported cause: EQUIPMENT RUPTURING LINE. Reported consequences: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries, PIPE GASOLINE released, $322 reported property damage. Operator-reported incident data submitted to PHMSA, generally within 30 days. Records may be supplemented or corrected and do not represent final agency causal findings.

## Document text

Hazardous liquid incident in PLAINSBORO, MIDDLESEX County, NJ. Reported cause: EQUIPMENT RUPTURING LINE. Reported consequences: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries, PIPE GASOLINE released, $322 reported property damage. Operator-reported incident data submitted to PHMSA, generally within 30 days. Records may be supplemented or corrected and do not represent final agency causal findings.

Report number: 19790180.

Operator ID: 18718.

Reported incident date: 9/15/1979.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://data.transportation.gov/api/views/27nc-rsge/files/94be9da7-e996-4ac4-8154-079995bc0326?download=true&filename=Hazardous%20Liquid%20Accident%20Data%20-%20Pre%201986.zip>
- Source ID: `phmsa-pipeline-incidents`
- SHA-256: `d181efe92d544202e51c3f5721e02ec70231a559999263e214243d18f9c4dc08`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T02:01:25.153Z
- Exported: 2026-08-22T05:34:09.164Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-incident-e7c9f7c2ef90072e82f5b394`

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