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Mackinac Policy Conference 2021: Improving Infrastructure Will Take Unified Action, Says Wayne County Executive Evans
Wayne County Executive Warren Evans talks about what the process of improving the region’s water infrastructure would cost, and who is responsible for seeing it through. “You’ve got cities trying to take care of their individual needs … and lots of cooks in the kitchen make it difficult to reach a solution.” —Wayne County Executive Warren EvansListen: Warren Evans on the future of Wayne County’s infrastructure. GuestWarren Evans is Wayne County Executive. On the hopes of improving Southeast Michigan’s infrastructure, Evans says it’ll take unified and structured action. When the system was built in western Wayne County, that area was mostly agricultural.” Evans says there is no one person responsible for implementing large infrastructure improvements.
wdet.orgFord to send $500 to households evacuated for factory gas leak
FLAT ROCK, MI – Ford Motor Co. will send $500 checks to every household that was evacuated from a Detroit suburb because of a gas leak from a factory into the city sewer system, The Associated Press reports. It will come to $600,000 for 1,200 displaced households, the report said. Those families were instructed to evacuate on Sept. 5 and could be out of their homes for weeks to come, Flat Rock Mayor Mark Hammond said. Testing of the city’s sewer system and indoor air quality is ongoing. RELATED: Ford plant is source of harmful vapors in metro Detroit sewer, say officialsREAD MORE:Summer shows no sign of ending; See the stretch of 80s comingMichigan woman, 38, dies after crashing into traffic light poleMichigan pizza chain owner sentenced to prison for fraud over PPP loans
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.
State recommends more metro Detroit residents evacuate over gas leak emergency
FLAT ROCK, MI -- The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and Wayne County are recommending some Flat Rock residents evacuate their homes as authorities continue to investigate the spread of hazardous fumes from a gas leak. Response teams will go door-to-door starting Sunday to inform residents in affected areas and make sure they have accurate information about the evacuation. Any Flat Rock residents within the area west of I-75, south of Gibraltar Road, east of Cahill Road and north of Woodruff Road should evacuate their homes until further notice, according to a news release issued Saturday. By Friday, authorities determined a spill of 1,000 to 3,000 gallons of unleaded fuel at Ford Motor Company’s Flat Rock Assembly Plant was the source of the leak. Those needing assistance with evacuation or location should call Flat Rock’s hotline at 734-782-2455, extension 6, according to the release.
mlive.comFlat 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.
Ford plant is source harmful vapors in metro Detroit sewer, say officials
FLAT ROCK, MI — Hazardous vapors in the city of Flat Rock sanitary sewer system, which prompted evacuations and emergency declarations this week, have been traced to a Ford Motor Co. assembly plant fuel spill, according to the company and state officials. Hazmat crews began injecting fire suppressant foam into the Flat Rock sewer system on Friday evening in an effort to break down the hydrocarbon bonds and lower their combustibility, according to EGLE spokesperson Jill Greenberg. The area of concern is bounded by Vreeland Road, Cahill Road, Woodruff Road and I-75. Greenberg said the Ford plant, which builds Mustangs in Flat Rock, began inserting specialized plugs into the on-site sewer system and taking other mitigation steps. Anyone smelling a chemical-like odor in Flat Rock should contact the fire department non-emergency line at 734-782-2496 and dial 0.
mlive.com‘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.
Hazardous sewer fumes spark evacuations, emergency in metro Detroit
FLAT ROCK, MI — An unknown chemical in a Metro Detroit sanitary sewer system has prompted emergency evacuations in the city of Flat Rock this week after hazardous fumes were detected in homes and a charter elementary school. Six homes and the River Heights Academy school building were evacuated during the unfolding emergency response in Flat Rock, which began early Tuesday, Aug. 31, when “gasoline-type” fumes were detected in Flat Rock sewer lift stations. Gretchen Whitmer declared a state of emergency late Thursday. Anyone smelling a chemical-like odor in Flat Rock is asked to contact the city fire department’s non-emergency line at 734-782-2496 and dial 0. Anyone feeling ill from the odors should leave their residence or business immediately, get to fresh air and call 911.
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