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Mistaken oil delivery floods basement in Medford
- 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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'There is no fixing this house. It's destroyed': Fawcett Energy pumps 365 gallons of oil into wrong house on wrong street
Yesterday, a Fawcett Energy worker turned up at 48 Linwood Street to deliver 365 gallons of oil for winter heating. They doubtless double-checked the address before beginning to pump the oil in, hearing gallon after gallon flow from his tanker into the house. Then a realization. Yes, they were indeed at 48 Linwood Street. But they were supposed to be at 48 Linwood Street, Malden and they were, in fact, at 48 Linwood Street, Medford. On paper, th…
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Leaning Left4Leaning Right1Center13Last UpdatedBias Distribution72% Center
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