# PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1996050300 — CHLORINE — ALBERTON, MT

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- **citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1996050300
- **title:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1996050300 — CHLORINE — ALBERTON, MT
- **source type:** incident
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** historical
- **official:** true
- **published on:** Not available
- **effective on:** 1996-04-11
- **summary:** Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 1996-04-11 in ALBERTON, MT.
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PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1996050300.
Incident date: 1996-04-11.
Location: ALBERTON, MT.
Mode: Rail.
Carrier/reporter: MONTANA RAIL LINK.
Shipper: E K A NOBEL / GEORGIA PACIFIC CORP / TOSCO NORTHWEST COMPANY.
Materials: UN1017; CHLORINE; hazard class 2.3; 16250 LGA released | UN1495; SODIUM CHLORATE; hazard class 5.1; 680 SLB released | UN1814; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 17000 LGA released.
What failed: Basic Material / Weld or Seam.
How failed: Punctured / Ripped or Torn.
Reported failure causes: Derailment.
Reported result: Spillage, Vapor(Gas) Dispersion.
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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