The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on Wednesday warned Americans to not fill plastic bags with gasoline as fuel shortages worsened for a sixth day and consumers raced to secure supplies.
"Do not fill plastic bags with gasoline" the agency said on Twitter, followed by "Use only containers approved for fuel."
Fuel shortages worsened in the southeastern United States on Wednesday, as gasoline stations ran out of supply in some cities. read more
The supply crunch, worsened by panic buying, has brought long lines and high prices at the pump ahead of the Memorial Day holiday weekend at the end of this month, which traditionally marks the start of the peak summer driving season.
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GummyPandaBear on May 13rd, 2021 at 01:07 UTC »
Pipeline resumes operations, shortest gas shortage ever!! https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/05/colonial-pipeline-resumes-operations-after-ransomware-prompted-closure/
ty_kanye_vcool on May 12nd, 2021 at 22:47 UTC »
Just because we have chiseled abs and stunning features, it doesn't mean that we too can't not die in a freak gasoline fight accident.
trustifarian on May 12nd, 2021 at 21:33 UTC »
This sounds like a self correcting problem.