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Hundreds of gallons of heating oil spilled in basement after delivery error
A delivery error caused 385 gallons of heating oil to spill into a Medford basement without an oil tank, forcing evacuation and a hazardous cleanup operation.
- On Monday, hundreds of gallons of home heating oil were pumped into the basement at 48 Linwood Street in Medford, with around 385 gallons entering the home, Medford Fire Dept. said.
- Error investigators say the Fawcett Oil delivery driver went to 48 Linwood Street in Medford instead of Malden and attached the hose to a fill pipe not connected to a tank.
- Residents of the two-family home quickly evacuated, no one was hurt but the oil coated the basement floor, and Homeowner Dan Nguyen said his family was forced out days before Thanksgiving.
- Fire officials said cleanup will take significant time as crews began manual removal using shovels and absorbents; the Department of Environmental Protection will oversee the response with no return timeline, while Beacon Hill pushes to protect homeowners from costly oil cleanups.
- Homeowner Nguyen described frustration after smelling oil and rushing home Monday, local news outlets contacted Fawcett Oil but received no substantial response, while officials urged drivers to exercise greater vigilance.
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