PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2024110526 — HYDROCHLORIC ACID — LOS ANGELES, CA

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Incident X-2024110526PHMSA hazardous materials incident report X-2024110526. Incident date: 2024-10-31. Location: LOS ANGELES, CA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: Union Pacific Railroad. Shipper: K2. Materials: UN1789; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; hazard class 8; 2400 LGA released. What failed: Tank Shell. How failed: Leaked. Reported failure causes: Corrosion - Interior. 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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