Hello, posting this on behalf of my uncle. 

Last Thursday a local oil company delivered and pumped 255 gallons of oil into my uncles house. He has gas heat. The oil co delivered to the wrong address. The oil pipe on the outside of the house was not permanently shut by the previous owners. The oil tank in the basement was not removed by previous owners during conversion from oil to gas, and a wall was just built around it. The oil tank went u looked for 20+ years and developed large rust holes all over it. The house passed inspection when my uncle bought it 14 years ago. 

In conclusion, the 255 gallons of oil pumped into the tank and then immediately spilled all over the basement floor. My uncle only realized when he smelled a strange odor and called the gas company who came to find the spill in the basement. My uncle didn't realize at first as he was upstairs and the basement door/all windows in the house were shut. The oil company had already began ripping up carpets, foundation and basement walls and has put air purifiers all throughout the house. They sent my uncle to live in a hotel until the house is cleaned/fixed/demolished based on the extent of the damage, but he needs to pay upfront and only gets reimbursed once a month, which will become very expensive. I work IT for a law firm and each attorney I spoke with at work refcomended that my uncle get an attorney right away , but each one he calls said he only needs an attorney if the oil co declines responsibility. What do we do next? He has no access to his closthes, home goods, etc. 

Thanks in advance.
user
my uncle has gas heat. Oil company flooded his basement with oil. What do we do
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Hello, posting this on behalf of my uncle. 

Last Thursday a local oil company delivered and pumped 255 gallons of oil into my uncles house. He has gas heat. The oil co delivered to the wrong address. The oil pipe on the outside of the house was not permanently shut by the previous owners. The oil tank in the basement was not removed by previous owners during conversion from oil to gas, and a wall was just built around it. The oil tank went u looked for 20+ years and developed large rust holes all over it. The house passed inspection when my uncle bought it 14 years ago. 

In conclusion, the 255 gallons of oil pumped into the tank and then immediately spilled all over the basement floor. My uncle only realized when he smelled a strange odor and called the gas company who came to find the spill in the basement. My uncle didn't realize at first as he was upstairs and the basement door/all windows in the house were shut. The oil company had already began ripping up carpets, foundation and basement walls and has put air purifiers all throughout the house. They sent my uncle to live in a hotel until the house is cleaned/fixed/demolished based on the extent of the damage, but he needs to pay upfront and only gets reimbursed once a month, which will become very expensive. I work IT for a law firm and each attorney I spoke with at work refcomended that my uncle get an attorney right away , but each one he calls said he only needs an attorney if the oil co declines responsibility. What do we do next? He has no access to his closthes, home goods, etc. 

Thanks in advance.
user
Oil company pumped oil into my uncle's house and then leaked everywhere. What do we do?
assistant