PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1978120139 — CYCLOHEXANE — SOMERVILLE, TX

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Incident I-1978120139PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1978120139. Incident date: 1978-11-20. Location: SOMERVILLE, TX. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: ATCHESON TOPEKA & SANTA FE RY. Shipper: MONSANTO CO. Materials: UN1145; CYCLOHEXANE; hazard class 3; 29100 LGA released | UN1145; CYCLOHEXANE; hazard class 3; 29105 LGA released. Reported failure causes: Derailment; Fire, Temperature, or Heat / Derailment; Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage. Reported result: Spillage, Fire. 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.#

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