On February 18, 1999, a railroad tank car UTLX 643593, was on the west unloading rack at the Essroc Cement Corp. Logansport cement plant near Clymers, Indiana, sustained a sudden and catastrophic rupture that propelled the tank of the tank car an estimated 750 feet and over multistory storage tanks. The tank car contained a toxic and flammable hazardous was. There were no injuries or fatalities. However there were damages totaling $8.2 million including property damage and lost production.