EGLE: Fuel oil leaked into Huron River in Flat Rock
There has been a mystery for the residents living close to Huron River for weeks. But now we’re finally getting some answers to the questions that we have and who exactly may be responsible to begin with. The substance that leaked in the Huron river has now been identified as fuel oil. A nearby metal company is currently working with the EPA and EGLE to handle the clean-up process.
Century-old buried storage tank the culprit in Huron River oil leak
FLAT ROCK, MI — Authorities are “very confident” an underground storage tank filled with fuel oil that was found buried at a Wayne County steel factory has been causing the ongoing oil leak in the Huron River. “We had no record of the tank, nor did the State of Michigan,” Flat Rock Metal said through a public relations firm. Kane said investigators found old blueprints at Flat Rock Metal with notes about the tank which were dated 1927. Huroc Park in Flat Rock is located on an island in the river near downtown Flat Rock. Related stories:Steel factory eyed as source of Huron River leakInvestigators stumped by elusive Flat Rock river spillSheen sparks Huron River leak investigationFlat Rock residents evacuated over gas emergency
mlive.comHuron River chemical leak enters third day without a known source
FLAT ROCK, MI — Investigators have yet to determine what is causing an oily sheen on the Huron River as an emergency response enters its third day. “It’s still considered an active leak,” Greenberg said. The Huron River flows into Lake Erie downstream of Flat Rock. Daniel Brown, a watershed planner with the Huron River Watershed Council (HRWC), expressed concern that an ongoing sheen indicated a steady source. “It’s worth keeping that mind.”Related stories:Sheen sparks Huron River leak investigationFlat Rock residents evacuated over gas emergency
mlive.comHuron River chemical spill investigated after sheen discovery
FLAT ROCK, MI — Authorities are responding to apparent chemical spill in the Huron River near a metal processing company in the city of Flat Rock. The sheen source remained active as of Tuesday evening, she said. “There’s something coming up from underneath that bridge.”The city of Flat Rock closed Huroc Park on Tuesday. Mayor Mark Hammond told the Detroit Free Press a “heavy oily sheen” in the river channel “poses no health risk at this time.”The sheen is located near Flat Rock Metal Inc., a steel processing factory. “That’s one of the places.”Greenberg said EGLE is unaware of any potential connection between the sheen and a recent high-profile chemical spill into the Flat Rock sewers that prompted evacuations across the city, a suburb of Detroit in Wayne County.
mlive.comAnn Arbor-area high school basketball schedule for Feb. 11
ANN ARBOR – Check out the schedule for Ann Arbor-area high school basketball games for Friday night. --BOYSAnn Arbor Huron at Dexter, 7 p.m.Ann Arbor Pioneer at Dexter, 7 p.m.Chelsea at Pinckney, 7 p.m.Flat Rock at Milan, 7 p.m.Monroe at Ypsilanti Lincoln, 7 p.m.Riverview Gabriel Richard at Ann Arbor Greenhills, 7 p.m.Saline at Ann Arbor Skyline, 7 p.m.Whitmore Lake at Brighton Charyl Stockwell Prep, 8 p.m.Ypsilanti at Jackson, 7 p.m. GIRLSAnn Arbor Skyline at Saline, 7 p.m.Chelsea at Pinckney, 5:30 p.m.Dexter at Ann Arbor Huron, 7 p.m.Jackson at Ypsilanti, 7 p.m.Temperance Bedford at Ann Arbor Pioneer, 7 p.m.Whitmore Lake at Brighton Charyl Stockwell Prep, 6:30 p.m.Ypsilanti Lincoln at Monroe, 7 p.m.--High school games can be viewed on livestream on the NFHS NetworkIf you would like your local high school sports news delivered free to your inbox daily, click here and sign up for one of our local high school sports newsletters. MORE:New No. 1 team in Ann Arbor-area girls basketball rankingsRollercoaster season shapes Ann Arbor-area boys basketball power rankings
mlive.comCrews going door-to-door in Flat Rock urging evacuations after chemical spill
Ford Motor Company on Wednesday discovered a gas leak at its Flat Rock Assembly Plant. The company closed the pipe and thought the spill was contained to its property. That was not the case. Officials have identified two zones that are potentially exposed to dangerous benzene fumes from the leak.
Flat Rock gas leak not ‘imminent danger’ to residents, head of Michigan health department says
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and Wayne County Health Department (WCHD) are recommending residents of the Flat Rock area bounded by I-75 to the east, Gibraltar Road to the north, Cahill Road to the west and Woodruff Road to the south evacuate their homes until further notice due to the potential risks caused by fumes from a gasoline leak from a storage tank at Ford Motor Company’s Flat Rock Assembly Plant.
Michigan health department, Wayne County recommend evacuation for areas of Flat Rock due to hazardous fumes from gas leak
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and Wayne County Health Department (WCHD) are recommending residents of the Flat Rock area bounded by I-75 to the east, Gibraltar Road to the north, Cahill Road to the west and Woodruff Road to the south evacuate their homes until further notice due to the potential risks caused by fumes from a gasoline leak from a storage tank at Ford Motor Company’s Flat Rock Assembly Plant.
More homes evacuated as officials continue investigating hazardous chemicals found in Flat Rock
Officials with the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) said three additional homes were evacuated as part of an emergency response to hazardous chemicals found in Flat Rock this week.
‘Is it safe?’ -- Area of concern grows in Flat Rock after hazardous chemical found in sewer system
Officials said the city plans to use firefighting form to suppress the vapors found within the sanitary system. The industrial facility has taken measures, including inserting plugs into the onsite sewer system to prevent it from entering the system at a location north of Gibraltar Road at the Ford Flat Rock Assembly Plant property.