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Originally Posted by TiltonBB

I had a friend who had switched from oil heat to gas heat. The oil tank had been removed from the basement but the fill pipe on the side of the house was still there. About a month after that the oil company "delivered" about 350 gallons through that fill pipe before the driver realized something was wrong.

After months of efforts to clean up the spill and remove the odor it was still a problem. Eventually they had to tear down the house, remove the concrete foundation and slab, and replace the contaminated soil beneath the slab.

While that was happening the occupants were placed in temporary housing. Between that expense, and paying for the property loss, I am sure the oil company's insurance company took a pretty big hit. My friend now has a nice new house on the same site.

That is unbelievable! What a tragic mistake!

Dan