Crime & Safety

ATL Woman's House Mistakenly Demolished Due To A Wrong Address: Report

The woman returned from vacation only to learn workers who were at the wrong address accidentally tore down a home she owned, a report says.

ATLANTA, GA — An Atlanta woman recently told a media outlet she returned from vacation to find one of her family's properties had mistakenly been demolished after being boarded for 15 years.

Susan Hodgson told Fox 5 Atlanta she is "left with a big ole mess" after the company, You Call It, We Haul It, accidentally demolished a Lakewood Avenue home she owned. She was notified by a neighbor.

The outlet reported a worker at the scene admitted to being at the wrong address.

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The company said in a statement to Fox 5 that it is investigating the matter.

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