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Comes amid concern over gas supply Share Updated: 6:05 PM EDT May 11, 2021
Comes amid concern over gas supply Share Updated: 6:05 PM EDT May 11, 2021
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Show Transcript WE RE LIVE IN ANDERSON, WYFF NEWS 4. YOU SAID IT, SOME OF THE STATIONS ARE SIMPLY RUNNING OUT OF GAS. STATE LEADERS ASKING ALL OF US TO REPORT UNUSUALLY HIGH GAS PRICES. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL S OFFICE IN SOUTH CAROLINA HAS ALREADY FIELDED REPORTS. TAGGART IS LIVE FROM GREENVILLE. THERE IS A PENALTY ATTACHED TO THAT PRICE GOUGING. THAT S EXACTLY RIGHT. TO ADD TO THAT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NORTH CAROLINA ALSO SAYING THAT IT HAS RECEIVED REPORTS OF THIS PRICE GOUGING WHEN IT COMES TO GAS AS WELL. BOTH OF THEM REALLY WARNING ABOUT POTENTIALLY UNCONSCIONABLE PRICE INCREASES. AS LINES CONTINUE SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR HENRY McMASTER
By Caleb HoweMay 11th, 2021, 10:49 pm
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The news that a cyber attack on a fuel pipeline in the United States resulting in a shutdown of the supply of fuel to multiple states didn’t initially make as big a media splash as one might expect, as the story developed over the weekend. But over the course of Monday and Tuesday, it has become a huge, front and center story.
The shutdown of the Colonial pipeline has resulted in multiple states declaring emergencies. Photos and videos of gas station lines are pouring across social media. The hashtag #gasshortage began trending on Tuesday. In short, the cyberattack story has become a major national moment. And people want to know if it will affect their local gas stations … and their wallets.
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Francois Picard/AFP, Getty Images
The news that a cyber attack on a fuel pipeline in the United States resulting in a shutdown of the supply of fuel to multiple states didn’t initially make as big a media splash as one might expect, as the story developed over the weekend. But over the course of Monday and Tuesday, it has become a huge, front and center story.
The shutdown of the Colonial pipeline has resulted in multiple states declaring emergencies. Photos and videos of gas station lines are pouring across social media. The hashtag #gasshortage began trending on Tuesday. In short, the cyberattack story has become a major national moment. And people want to know if it will affect their local gas stations … and their wallets.
Many gas stations running dry amid Colonial Pipeline shutdown WSOCTV.com News Staff
Hit by a cyberattack, Colonial Pipeline the operator of a major U.S. fuel pipeline sai it hopes to have services mostly restored by the end of the week as the FBI and administration officials identified the culprits as a gang of criminal hackers.
U.S. officials sought to soothe concerns about price spikes or damage to the economy by stressing that the fuel supply had so far not experienced widespread disruptions, and the company said it was working toward “substantially restoring operational service” by the weekend.