PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2006071339 — CHLORINE — IRONDALE, AL

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Incident I-2006071339PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2006071339. Incident date: 2006-06-18. Location: IRONDALE, AL. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY. Shipper: ALTIVIA INC. Materials: UN1017; CHLORINE; hazard class 2.3; 0.01671 GCF released. What failed: Liquid Valve. How failed: Leaked. 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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