PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1998090532 — SULFUR, MOLTEN — DANVILLE, IL

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Incident I-1998090532PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1998090532. Incident date: 1998-07-25. Location: DANVILLE, IL. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: CSX TRANSPORTATION. Shipper: CITGO PETROLEUM CORP. Materials: NA2448; SULFUR, MOLTEN; hazard class 9; 2 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug); Manway or Dome Cover; Piping or Fittings. Reported failure causes: Loose Closure, Component, or Device. Reported result: 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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