WE’VE GOT A WHOLE DIFFERENT STORY COMING FOR THE WEEKEND.
>> Kim: WE BEGIN WITH MAJOR
DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TOXIC OOZE
INVESTIGATION.
INVESTIGATION. THE FOCUS SHIFTS TO A NEW
LOCATION AS THE BATTLE OVER THE
BUILDING IN MADISON HEIGHTS
PLAYS OUT IN COURT.
THANKS FOR BEING WITH US.
THE CITY OF MADISON HEIGHTS IS
SUING GARY SAYERS, THE OWNER OF
THE HAZARDOUS BUILDING
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OOZE.
>> Jason: ON SITE WERE
INVESTIGATORS FROM THE EPA AND
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT WHOSE
REMOVED THE HAZARDOUS WASTE BACK
IN 2017.
IN 2017. THEY DESCRIBED WHAT THEY FOUND,
5,000 CONTAINERS OF WASTE ALL AT
UNSAFE TOXIC LEVELS AND BOTH
AGREED IT WAS A POTENTIAL THREAT
TO THE AREA.
A REPRESENTATIVE OF EGLE TOOK
THE STAND TO TALK ABOUT WHAT’S
BEING DONE NOW.
THE SOURCE OF GROUNDWATER
CONTAMINATION, AND EGLE NEEDS
THE BUILDING GONE TO GET TO THE
SOURCE.
SOURCE. >> Kim: AS THE BATTLE OVER THE
MADISON HEIGHTS BUILDING
CONTINUES IN COURT, IT HAS NOW
SHIFTED TO A BUILDING ON
COMMONWEALTH ON DETROIT’S WEST
SIDE.
SIDE. HANK WINCHESTER IS THERE LIVE.
STATE INVESTIGATORS WERE THERE
TODAY AS WELL.
>> Hank: KIMBERLY, A LOT OF
ACTIVITY IN THE BUILDING YOU SEE
BEHIND ME.
BEHIND ME. INVESTIGATORS MAKING THEIR WAY
INSIDE COLLECTING SAMPLES,
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS
HIDDEN IN THE GRAVEL PITS.
THEY MADE THEIR WAY INTO THE
ABANDONED BUILDINGS AND FOUND
DRUMS FILLED WITH CHEMICALS.
AS ALL OF THIS PLAYS OUT IN
DETROIT, OVER IN MADISON HEIGHTS
WE HAVE EXCLUSIVE VIDEO SHOWING
UNUSUAL ACTIVITY NEAR GARY
SAYERS’ BUILDING IN MADISON
HEIGHTS.
HEIGHTS. JUST WHAT WAS GOING ON LATE LAST
YEAR?
YEAR? THIS SHOWS INVESTIGATORS
CARRYING NEW SAMPLES OUT OF A
BUILDING OWNED BY GARY SAYERS IN
DETROIT.
DETROIT. WE’VE LEARNED A GREEN
LIQUID-TYPE SUBSTANCE THAT MAY
BE SIMILAR TO THE TOXIC OOZE
COMING FROM ANOTHER BUILDING
OWNED BY SAYERS IN MADISON
HEIGHTS.
HEIGHTS. IT SEEMS THAT LOOKING AT THE
LIQUIDS, THAT IT CERTAINLY WAS
SIMILAR TO WHAT WAS SEEN IN
MADISON HEIGHTS, IS THAT WHAT
YOU’RE HEARING FROM PEOPLE ON
THE INSIDE?
THE INSIDE? >> YES.
>> YES. SOME OF THIS WAS EMPTY, SOME HAD
A GREENISH LIQUID SIMILAR TO THE
HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM WE SAW IN
MADISON HEIGHTS.
MADISON HEIGHTS. THERE WERE SOME THAT HAD A
REDDISH LIQUID IN IT.
>> Hank: THE SEARCH TAKING
INVESTIGATORS TO OTHER NEARBY
BUILDINGS IN THIS DETROIT
NEIGHBORHOOD.
NEIGHBORHOOD. MOST OF THEM ARE ABANDONED.
INSIDE, YOU CAN SEE BARRELS AND
ITEMS THAT MAY BE TIED TO
SAYERS.
SAYERS. >> THERE ARE COURT DOCUMENTS
THAT SHOW THERE WAS TRANSIT
BETWEEN THE TWO FACILITIES IN
TERMS OF STORING THE HAZARDOUS
MATERIALS.
MATERIALS. >> Hank: BETWEEN MADISON HEIGHTS
AND DETROIT?
AND DETROIT? >> CORRECT.
>> CORRECT. >> Hank: THIS EXCLUSIVE VIDEO
SHOT LATE NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR.
IN THE VIDEO, YOU CAN SEE A
PERSON USING HEAVY DUTY
EQUIPMENT, REMOVING ITEMS FROM
INSIDE ELECTROPLATING SERVICES
IN MADISON HEIGHTS.
PAUL’S SECURITY CAMERAS CAPTURED
THE FOOTAGE.
THE FOOTAGE. >> I DIDN’T PAY ANY ATTENTION TO
IT BECAUSE I DIDN’T KNOW THEY
CONDEMNED THE PLACE.
AND THEN A MONTH LATER, I START
TO HEAR ON THE NEWS THE GREEN
OOZE WAS COMING OUT ON THE SIDE
OF THE FREEWAY.
I HAVE SECURITY CAMERAS ON MY
BUILDING.
BUILDING. LET’S PULL UP THE FOOTAGE.
>> Hank: I’VE ALERTED
INVESTIGATORS MAKING THEM AWARE
OF WHAT WAS CAPTURED ON THE
SURVEILLANCE TAPE.
SURVEILLANCE TAPE. >> THIS WAS AN EYESORE FROM
GET-1.
GET-1. AND THIS HANT BEEN MAINTAINED IN
20-30 YEARS.
20-30 YEARS. >> Hank: WE LET THE STATE KNOW
ABOUT THE CONCERNING VIDEO.
INVESTIGATORS WANT TO KNOW
EXACTLY WHAT WAS BEING MOVED OUT
OF THAT BUILDING IN LATE
NOVEMBER, AND IF ANY OF THOSE
ITEMS WERE MAKING THEIR WAY TO
THIS BUILDING IN DETROIT.
SAMPLES TAKEN TODAY, IT WILL
TAKE AT LEAST A FEW WEEKS TO GET
RESULTS.
RESULTS. BUT MADISON HEIGHTS RESULTS
SHOULD BE BACK SOMETIME THIS
WEEK.
WEEK. WE’RE LIVE HERE IN DETROIT, HANK
WINCHESTER, "HELP ME HANK."
>> Kim: SO MANY LAYERS IN THIS
STORY.
STORY. WE APPRECIATE YOU FOLLOWING UP
ON IT.
ON IT. >>> LANSING IS NOW GETTING
INVOLVED IN THE TOXIC OOZE
INVESTIGATION AS WELL.
HERE’S HAVE JUST BEEN SCHEDULED
TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF WHAT
HAPPENED.
HAPPENED. YOU CAN READ DETAILS ABOUT THAT
ON THE HOME PAGE OF OUR WEBSITE,