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Wed Feb 26, 2020, 06:41 PM Feb 2020

Demolition company tears down wrong Dallas home

From https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/dallas-county/demolition-company-tears-down-wrong-dallas-home/287-5b9c5916-3c46-4dd7-9914-92f7a535de49
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Demolition company tears down wrong Dallas home

"I can’t even imagine that they wouldn’t pick up a phone and check if they were at the right place," the homeowner said.

Author: David Goins (WFAA)
Published: 7:43 PM CST February 20, 2020
Updated: 7:43 PM CST February 20, 2020

DALLAS — An Irving-based demolition company apologized Thursday for tearing down the wrong home in Dallas.

The home at 5532 Richard Avenue in the Vickery Place neighborhood was mistakenly demolished on Wednesday after JR’s Demolition pulled up in front of the wrong house.

It was a mistake neighbors around the home known as the “pink house” realized right away.

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Demolition company tears down wrong Dallas home (Original Post) sl8 Feb 2020 OP
Yikes! Those homeowners didn't wake up expecting that to happen that day! Karadeniz Feb 2020 #1
In their business, it's "Measure twice, destroy once." CaptYossarian Feb 2020 #2
Somebody got yelled at back at the office. 3Hotdogs Feb 2020 #3
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