Demolition works rupture motor oil tank.
A demolition crew trying to move an oil container accidentally crushed it, spraying black oil onto a nearby home and prompting a hazmat response.
Workers were demolishing a house in Linden when they ruptured the above-ground tank of used motor oil next to a shed in the backyard, police said.
The oil splattered onto a neighbour’s veranda, CBS New York reported.
Linden Police and Union County’s hazmat team responded to the incident and declared the area safe, the agencies confirmed.
The contractor had all necessary permits and is required to arrange for another company to clean the oil spill, police said.
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