A Hamlin family said goodbye to their home Monday. Demolition crews knocked it down after a mold problem made it hazardous to live in. Two years ago while the Lamporellas were on vacation, a pipe burst spilling 70,000 gallons of water throughout the home, which quickly turned into mold.
 
Monroe County declared the Lamporella's home a hazardous waste site and provided an $8,425.00 grant from the county's community development program to pay for the demolition.
 
Workers wore plastic goggles and masks to cover their nose and mouths while a bulldozer knocked down the walls of the house and everything in it. You could see children’s toys and house decorations mixed in with chunks of wood and brick.
 
Crews performing the demolition had mold residue on their work clothes. One worker tells NEWS 10NBC he'll throw away his shoes and pants. “I don't want to be breathing that in just as much as you wouldn't want to so I wear a breather mask. You've got to be safe. No one wants to go home sick,” said Don Podgers from Ken Podgers Trucking.
 
The Lamporellas are planning on building a new home on the same site.
 
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