PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1994020453 — SULFURIC ACID — NORTHRIDGE, CA

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Incident I-1994020453PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1994020453. Incident date: 1994-01-17. Location: NORTHRIDGE, CA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRANSP CO. Shipper: ASARCO INC. Materials: UN1830; SULFURIC ACID; hazard class 8; 10 LGA released | UN1830; SULFURIC ACID; hazard class 8; 150 LGA released | UN1830; SULFURIC ACID; hazard class 8; 800 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings. Reported failure causes: Derailment; Rollover Accident. 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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