UPDATED: Gas Tanker Leak Closes 11 Mile, Greenfield Intersection

The Oak Park Public Safety Department said late Monday night that .

"The leak has stopped and they're just working on getting it cleaned up," Oak Park Public Safety Sgt. Maureen Bergman said at approximately 10:25 p.m.

The and a hazardous materials response team from Troy assisted the Oak Park department during the incident, Berkley City Manager Jane Bais-DiSessa said. She said there were some evacuations near the Oak Park gas station where the problem occurred.

Bergman added that "the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department is on the scene determining how they are going to deal with the situation."

One nearby resident said she and her neighbors were told not to drink the water.

"We were sitting on the front porch and, all of a sudden, we started smelling this gas and it made my head ache and my stomach hurt. You can taste it in your mouth," said Berkley resident Geri Young, who was at her friend's house on Ellwood as the situation unfolded. "... I've been here since 1973 and I've never seen anything like it."

As the fumes got stronger, public safety officials cordoned off the street and began evacuating residents, Young said. She added that her friend, who lives three doors down from 11 Mile Road, was ordered to evacuate but refused.

"Officers said not to drink the water," said Young, who lives farther down on Ellwood. "They said the fuel went into the sewers."

Young's neighbors said their toilet water appeared to be affected Monday night.

But, Berkley Public Safety Sgt. Pete Kelly said Tuesday that because the system is pressurized, it is unlikely the water supply would have been affected.

"There's a lot of work getting it out of the sewer system once it's in there," he said. "But, it's safe now.