PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2003060998 — DIMETHYL ETHER — LAGUNA, NM

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Incident I-2003060998PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2003060998. Incident date: 2003-05-26. Location: LAGUNA, NM. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: BURLINGTON NORTHERN & SANTA FE. Shipper: NOT REPORTED BY CARRIER. Materials: UN1033; DIMETHYL ETHER; hazard class 2.1; 0 released | UN1197; EXTRACTS, FLAVORING, LIQUID; hazard class 3; 0 released | UN1789; HYDROCHLORIC ACID, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 0 released | UN1993; FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 0 released | UN3270; NITROCELLULOSE MEMBRANE FILTERS, WITH NOT MORE THAN 12.6% NITROGEN, BY DRY MASS; hazard class 4.1; 0 released. Reported failure causes: Derailment. Reported result: No Result. 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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