PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2000121498 — METHANOL — AYER, MA

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Incident I-2000121498PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2000121498. Incident date: 2000-11-20. Location: AYER, MA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: GUILFORD RAIL SYSTEM. Shipper: METHANEX METHANOL. Materials: UN1230; METHANOL; hazard class 3; 11 LGA released. Reported failure causes: Defective Component or Device. 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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