Highway Fire; New Bern, North Carolina
New Bern, North Carolina | 1989-Apr-07
Initial Notification: n April 7, 1989, a 40-foot container van carrying 267 gallons of Lasso, a herbicide/defoliant also known as paraquat, burst into flames following an accident on Highway 55 in New Bern, North Carolina. USCG district 5.
Incident Details
| Products of concern: | Lasso (a.k.a. paraquat) |
| Total amount at risk of spill: | 267 gallons |
| Latitude (approximate): | 35° 7.10′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 77° 4.67′ West |