| Hazardous Materials Accident Report: Hazardous Materials Release From Railroad Tank Car With Subsequent Fire at Riverview, Michigan July 14, 2001 Contributor(s): National Transportation Safety Board (Author) |
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ISBN: 1512272906 ISBN-13: 9781512272901 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $16.14 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2015 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Reference |
| Physical Information: 0.12" H x 8.5" W x 11.02" (0.35 lbs) 58 pages |
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| Publisher Description: About 3:45 a.m., eastern daylight time, on July 14, 2001, at the ATOFINA Chemicals, Inc., (ATOFINA) plant in Riverview, Michigan, a pipe attached to a fitting on the unloading line of a railroad tank car featured and separated, causing the release of methyl mercaptan, a poisonous and flammable gas. About 4:09 a.m., shortly after the Riverview Fire Department chief arrived on scene, the methyl mercaptan ignited, engulfing the tank car in flames and sending a fireball about 200 feet in the air. |