Niles, MI gasoline spill at rural Third Street Tank Location (Buckeye Partners oil/gas company)

from coverage of the industrial gasoline spill (WSBT.com web article):

A gasoline leak on Saturday morning on a section of Third Street referred to as "Tank Town" may have caused as many as 6,000 gallons of gas to spew onto the ground, authorities say.The spill at a tank at the Niles North Terminal owned by Buckeye Partners, L.P., 2303 S. Third St., happened at 8:37 a.m. and was capped at 10:08 a.m.

Niles Township Fire Chief Gary Brovold said the spill may have occurred when a flange connecting pipes near the tank came apart, causing a spill six feet in diameter. The unleaded premium gas was being pumped to a tanker truck at a loading rack farther away.
"I can’t say (yet) exactly what failed," Brovold said.
More than 10 fire departments, including HazMat crews from Berrien County and the Niles area, responded to the emergency, by spraying foam onto the spilled gasoline to minimize the fumes. The gasoline was being contained into a "dike area" around the tank, Brovold said.
A company hired by Buckeye Partners was called to the scene Saturday afternoon to vacuum up the product and the foam. An environmental assessment also will be done, including soil remediation, but Brovold did not believe the spill would have an effect on nearby residents.
Still, the leak caused some tense moments for authorities, who say the chance of the gas igniting is always possible.