PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1988080522 — ACETALDEHYDE — BRAZORIA, TX

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Incident I-1988080522PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1988080522. Incident date: 1988-08-02. Location: BRAZORIA, TX. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO. Shipper: CELANESE CHEMICAL CO. Materials: UN1089; ACETALDEHYDE; hazard class 3; 21300 LGA released | UN1089; ACETALDEHYDE; hazard class 3; 21317 LGA released | UN1089; ACETALDEHYDE; hazard class 3; 30000 LGA released | UN1089; ACETALDEHYDE; hazard class 3; 30001 LGA released | UN1089; ACETALDEHYDE; hazard class 3; 30660 LGA released. Reported failure causes: Derailment; Fire, Temperature, or Heat; Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage / Derailment; Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage. Reported result: 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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