PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1989010357 — METHANOL — BETHEL, MN

Current as of 1988-12-30 Government source

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Incident I-1989010357PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1989010357. Incident date: 1988-12-30. Location: BETHEL, MN. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: BURLINGTON NORTHERN RR CO. Shipper: CELANESE CANADA LTD. Materials: UN1230; METHANOL; hazard class 3; 2212 LGA released | UN1715; ACETIC ANHYDRIDE; hazard class 8; 25000 LGA released. How failed: Punctured. Reported failure causes: Derailment; 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.#

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