Overview
- Medford fire officials say a driver delivered heating oil to 48 Linwood Street in Medford instead of the intended 48 Linwood Street in Malden.
- About 383–385 gallons were pumped through an old exterior fill pipe into a basement that no longer had an oil tank.
- Deputy Chief Nicholas Davis noted there was no tank “whistle” to cue shutdown, and hazmat crews deployed absorbents and booms to contain the spill.
- The Massachusetts DEP and a building inspector are investigating, six residents are displaced with Red Cross assistance, and no injuries were reported.
- The delivery company, identified in reports as Fawcett/Fawcet, has not provided substantive comment, and officials have not given a cleanup timeline.