PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2006070189 — LPG — TOWNSHEND, VT

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Incident I-2006070189PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2006070189. Incident date: 2006-05-26. Location: TOWNSHEND, VT. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: MERRILL GAS CO. Shipper: MERRILL GAS CO. Materials: UN1075; LPG; hazard class 2.1; 150 LGA released. What failed: Cylinder Valve. How failed: Bent. Reported failure causes: Inadequate Blocking and Bracing. 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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