Oil delivery mix covers Medford home in nearly 400 gallons of oil

MEDFORD, Mass. — An oil delivery mix-up forced a family to evacuate their home in Medford on Monday.

Nearly 400 gallons of heating oil were pumped into a home on the wrong Linwood Street.

Medford fire officials say Fawcett Energy mistakenly delivered the oil to a home on Linwood Street in Medford, which no longer uses oil, instead of the correct address two miles away on Linwood Street in Malden.

“First thing is to make it as safe as we can. shutting down the power, shutting down the gas, isolating, denying entry. But it’s incredibly dangerous. You don’t want to be in that house breathing in the fumes from the oil,” Medford Fire Chief Nick Davis told Boston 25. “The depth was maybe two inches, but it was spread throughout the whole entire basement.”

Firefighters are involved in the cleanup efforts, but the duration of the process remains unclear. The extent of the oil’s penetration into the basement is unknown, which could impact the time required for remediation. Attempts to reach the oil company for comment have so far been unsuccessful.

Boston 25 has reached out to Fawcett Energy for a statement but has not yet heard back.

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