Unattended truck leaks gasoline on Hammond Place, Grand Traverse County MI

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/7/2025 06:01 AM

Hammond Pl W, Garfield Township, MI 49686

Emergency responders were dispatched to an unattended Chevy truck leaking gasoline on Hammond Place in Garfield Township. The truck was parked in the street with fuel spilling, raising safety concerns and prompting the deployment of fire and law enforcement units to control the spill and secure the area.

Audio|Source: Traverse Bay Area Public Safety

02:38

Transcript:

00:00

Looks like we're getting dispatched to a fuel spill on Hammond Place if you guys want to try to get out to the right up here.

00:06

Central Metro Squattoe.

00:09

Copy, we see that.

00:11

Metro Squadwell.

00:13

In route, North Rowral.

00:15

Clear.

00:20

Central paging, first alarm on a fuel spill outdoor, Garfield Township at Hammond Place North,

00:48

across the Hammond Place, North, and Hammond Place Center.

00:52

Truck is a Chevy truck parked in the middle of the street leaking gasoline.

00:57

Paging for Metro Engine 1, Central Clear 902.

01:02

Central Metro 101.

01:04

Metro 101.

01:07

Metro's Metro Engine 1.

01:10

Engine 1 hit Metro Captain or aerial.

01:13

Clear.

01:18

13 Central will stop.

01:23

Go ahead.

01:26

Central Penza 2.

01:32

2272,

01:33

Edward, Queen,

01:35

William,

01:36

6394. Peninsula Alpha 2.

01:40

And what was the location?

01:42

Clear.

01:44

Clear.

01:47

Cross in the holiday, the special, okay, 2272.

01:51

Clear. Clear.

01:53

So I'll clear, my son.

01:54

Thank you.

01:56

Kathy.

01:57

Central Metro Engine 1.

01:59

Metro Engine 1.

02:03

I'm seeing the Metro Captain.

02:06

Clear.

02:11

Hey Tim, just follow me right here and then you can park it on this Y here, okay?

02:17

104.

02:23

Control Metro happen.

02:25

Metro Captain.

02:31

We have law enforcement, Hammond place,

02:34

truck on the road, unattended, no driver, leaking fluid.

02:37

Clear.

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Hammond Pl W, Garfield Township, MI 49686

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