Police were called on Monday to investigate a report of a strong odor of home heating oil coming from an apartment in Boston's Back Bay. When they arrived, they found a man living in complete squalor. Along with ten cats, the man was living amongst eight foot high piles of debris that were blocking all entries and exits to the apartment. The ceiling of the second floor had collapsed and the yard was filled with bottles, trash bins, cat cages, and numerous construction materials.
This automatically sounds like a man who is in serious need of help and human interaction, but Boston Inspectional Services are calling it a severe case of hoarding, meaning that this man believes everything that he owns is of great value and therefore saves it all rather than discarding it. I can understand the collection of bottles and construction materials as being considered hoarding, but I'm not too sure about the debris piles so high that they were blocking entries and exits. It makes me wonder if there was a reason he didn't want anyone coming or going. I'm sure something much deeper than hoarding will be uncovered as the investigation continues and the man is observed in the hospital.
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