PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2016020065 — DIESEL FUEL — Denver, CO

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Incident X-2016020065PHMSA hazardous materials incident report X-2016020065. Incident date: 2016-01-08. Location: Denver, CO. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: Union Pacific Railroad. Shipper: Union Pacific Railroad. Materials: NA1993; DIESEL FUEL; hazard class 3; 150 LGA released. What failed: Bottom Outlet Valve; Gasket. How failed: Leaked; Burst or Ruptured. Reported failure causes: Deterioration or Aging; Deterioration or Aging. 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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