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Via Neowin:

Online mapping services have become pretty accurate over the years so people can’t be completely blamed for their complete reliance on these services. But such dependence on Google Maps has now resulted in the wrong house getting demolished in Texas, as the address was misrepresented on the map.

The situation, although a bit funny, is quite tragic for Lindsay Diaz, owner of the tornado-stricken house, who was assessing her options of repairing or rebuilding=. According to KERA News, Diaz had applied for a builder’s permit to repair the duplex and was startled to know that it was demolished on the same day.

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