After saving up for years, Mitch and Kara Meredith were thrilled to buy their dream house in 2021. It was a new build near Fort Gibson, and the home the couple thought they’d live in to raise their two girls and newborn son.

However, the family has been forced out of their home for weeks because of severe damage. They first thought a pipe burst inside the master bathroom, but knew a leak had to be something worse since the mess kept coming, even after the water to the home was shut off.

“I called three different plumbers out here,” said Mitch. “Every one of them said this is not a plumbing issue. They believed in their minds by looking at it, this was oil.”

The couple took matters into their own hands. They drilled a hole in the side of their home to keep the house from flooding.

They

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