“We expect this clean-up operation to last another two, three weeks,” he said during a press conference Tuesday at Springboro City Hall.
Already Renninger said “several thousand” containers with various chemicals had been taken from the home owned by Dr. Victor Dubel, a local dentist. Air monitoring continued, although no air quality problems had been identified.
The home has been removed. “What we’re dealing with now is the debris,” Renninger said.
Clutter inside the house prevented the Clearceek Fire District from fighting the fire. Instead firefighters protected neighboring properties and let the house burn down.
“The private property owner has stated that he is financially unable to perform the emergency removal. The private property owner’s insurance company has stated that they cannot cover the cost of clean-up under the homeowner’s insurance policy,” according to an EPA progress report.
The property has been secured with fencing.
Once the clean-up is completed, EPA will notify Dubel and his insurer, Allstate Insurance, in hopes of recouping the costs.
“We’ll be in touch,” Renninger said.
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