PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2004070116 — ALUMINUM CHLORIDE, SOLUTION — ARGONIA, KS

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Incident I-2004070116PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2004070116. Incident date: 2004-05-23. Location: ARGONIA, KS. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: BURLINGTON NORTHERN & SANTA FE. Shipper: EXEL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES I / HANJIN SHIPPING CO. Materials: UN2581; ALUMINUM CHLORIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 900 LGA released | UN3265; CORROSIVE LIQUID, ACIDIC, ORGANIC, N.O.S.; hazard class 8; 1100 LGA released. What failed: Basic Material. How failed: Crushed. 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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