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A railcar containing cyclohexanone oxime exploded at BASF’s Freeport, Texas, site just over a week ago, rattling windows miles away and causing an evacuation of the facility. BASF is still investigating the cause of its explosion and any required corrective action. Besides the railcar, the explosion damaged a nearby storage tank, releasing an undetermined amount of oleum, a concentrated sulfuric acid. The chemicals involved are used in the production of nylon. Overall, four workers had minor injuries and three of 16 units at the site were shut down
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