Oil tank leak costs Massachusetts couple $400,000 to fix. Here's how you can avoid it.

Couple faces $400k bill for home issue despite being insured - 3 words were clue

A COUPLE has been slapped with a home repairs bill costing nearly half a million dollars, despite paying insurance for years. They were already frustrated when a hidden hazard on their property triggered a major environmental mess – and then they found out about the unexpected costs. Kathleen and John Murray are being forced to shell out thousands of dollars to clean up a fuel spill on their propertyWBZ Crews are working to clean up the leak at …

Oil tank leak costs Massachusetts couple $400,000 to fix. Here's how you can avoid it.

By Paul Burton Click here for updates on this story     NORTH ATTLEBORO, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A couple in North Attleboro, Massachusetts has a warning for home owners after their oil tank leaked in their yard and left them with a massive clean up bill. They say a simple move could have prevented all of it. Back in February, the 20-year-old tank outside Kathleen and John Murray’s home leaked 190 gallons of oil. Home heating oil leak “It had gone…

Massachusetts family has to pay $400K clean-up cost after oil leak

NORTH ATTLEBORO, Mass. (WPRI) — A North Attleboro family is facing a financial hardship after an oil tank leaked on their property. Kathleen and John Murray say their 20-year-old oil tank located outside of their home leaked 190 gallons of oil back in February. The cleanup cost is nearly $400,000, and the Murrays say when they reached out to their insurance company, they learned their policy didn't cover liquid fuel spills. "It's been about $90,…