Surprise discovery beneath Indiana building halts factory demolition.
Work on the demolition and removal of debris at the former Richmond Gas Company building ground to a halt recently when workers found two brick tunnels and a well/cistern buried beneath the aged building.
All are filled with what workers think is water but to identify the fluid an environmental investigation is required. But that won’t happen for at least a week or two so the project has been shut down and the site sealed until testing for contaminants has been done.
Workers from Mike Delucio & Sons Construction recently demolished the building and were removing the debris when the discovery was made. Delucio & Sons is being paid $12,280 for the demolition project, though the cost is expected to increase slightly because of the additional work of filling in the tunnels and well.
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