City of Wayne public safety officials called for help from the Western Wayne Hazmat team last weekend as they battled an unknown substance in the section of the Rouge River that flows through the city.
According to an official posting from the Wayne Police Department, the unknown substance floating on the area of the Rouge which travels through Wayne was reported to them by both City Councilman Alfred Brock and city resident Bill Schmidt last Friday.
The substance has not been identified, officials said, and members of the fire department placed booms in the water to attempt to control the substance. According to police accounts, the amount of the unidentified fluid had visibly increased from Friday until Saturday when the Hazmat team was called for assistance.Police said Sunday the county Hazmat team had taken the lead on the matter and the Wayne Fire Department was assisting as needed. On Sunday, eight or 10 HazMat members were on site deploying booms and deep booming to collect the substance. It has an oily appearance, but had not been identified.
Police said the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), and the National Response Center have been notified as required by water response guidelines.
