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New bern, north carolina

Highway Fire; New Bern, North Carolina · NOAAORR-6688

issued: 1989-04-07 00:00Z
status: cancelled 1989-04-21 00:00Z
self-cancels: 1989-04-21 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: North Atlantic Ocean
position: 35.118, -77.078
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Highway Fire; New Bern, North Carolina.
New Bern, North Carolina.
1. 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.
2. COMMODITY: LASSO (A.K.A. PARAQUAT). MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 267 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 35.118N 077.078W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6688: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6688

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