Archive · 25 Nov 2025
385 gallons of oil mistakenly poured into Massachusetts home
A man named Dang Nguyen in Massachusetts had a big problem.
A company was supposed to deliver heating oil to a house in Malden, but they accidentally went to his house in Medford instead.
They poured 385 gallons of oil into his basement, which is a lot!
Now, his family has to leave their home for Thanksgiving because of the mess.
The fire department said it's dangerous to breathe in the oil fumes.
Heating oil is usually used to heat homes, and it's supposed to be dyed red.
The company made a mistake, and now the family has to deal with the consequences.
385 gallons of heating oil were mistakenly delivered to the wrong address in Medford, Massachusetts.
The oil was intended for a house in Malden but was delivered to a house with the same street name in Medford.
The homeowner, Dang Nguyen, and his family will have to leave their home for Thanksgiving due to the incident.
The deputy chief of the Medford Fire Department stated that the situation is dangerous due to the fumes from the oil.
Heating oil is typically used for space heating in boilers and furnaces and is required to be dyed red by the IRS.
- Who
- Dang Nguyen, the homeowner, and the oil delivery company
- What
- 385 gallons of heating oil were mistakenly delivered to the wrong address, flooding the basement of a house
- When
- Monday
- Where
- Medford, Massachusetts
- Why
- The oil delivery company mistakenly delivered the oil to an address with the same street name but in a different city
- Location
- Medford, Massachusetts
- Amount of oil spilled
- 385 gallons
- Intended delivery address
- Linwood Street, Malden
- Actual delivery address
- Linwood Street, Medford
- Homeowner's name
- Dang Nguyen
- Date of incident
- Monday
- Source of information
- KPTV