We are the insurer of a large piece of commercial property. The property is covered by the commercial building and personal property coverage form (CP 00 10 04 02) with the special causes of loss (CP 10 30 04 02) attached. We have been presented with a claim for clean-up of land on the premises. It seems that, in the course of business, trucks coming on the premises may have been leaking fuel. Additionally, it is possible that spillage occurred while filling tanker vehicles, or while filling an underground storage tank. We are unsure as to the length of time this has been happening.

The commercial form states that there is up to $10,000 for pollutant clean up and removal from land or water, but, at this point, we are unsure how to proceed.

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