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Over the weekend, a ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline, the country’s largest pipeline, shut it down. Operations will resume in full this week, with the backed supplies believed to pick up again by early next week.
In other words, whatever shortage U.S. East Coast residents are experiencing right now isn’t about to last much longer. But that doesn t stop them from stocking on gas, using whatever containers they have, regardless of whether they’re suitable for the job or not.
We’ve seen behavior of this kind many times before, including in the days leading up to a major storm. The difference is that this time, some Americans may be using containers even more unsuitable for the job than plastic buckets containers like plastic bags. Of the kind you get at a supermarket for your groceries.
News to Know for May 13: Pipeline operations restart; Chesterfield mobile vaccines; Petersburgâs new tech bus The disruption of Colonial Pipeline caused long lines at gas stations in the Southeast due to distribution problems and panic-buying, draining supplies at thousands of gas stations. (Source: WBTV) By Adrianna Hargrove | May 13, 2021 at 6:40 AM EDT - Updated May 13 at 6:40 AM
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No, you can’t put gasoline in a plastic bag, officials warn
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Gasoline panic buying and hoarding in the southeastern portion of the United States has prompted one official agency to issue an unusual warning: “Do not fill plastic bags with gasoline.”
The statement came in the form of a tweet made by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission on Wednesday morning.
As folks in parts of the U.S. were sucking gas stations dry, two old images resurfaced on social media showing petrol in plastic bags. According to Snopes, neither are from this year, and one was taken outside the country.
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More than 226,000 faulty combination smoke and carbon monoxide detectors are being recalled because they may fail to provide alerts if a fire was to break out.
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that seven Kidde models - Series 2040, 2050, 2060, and 2070 smoke and combination smoke/carbon monoxide alarms (see above) - are included in the recall.
According to CPSC, the alarms were sold at Walmart, Home Depot, Menards and other department, home and hardware stores and electrical distributors nationwide, and online at Amazon.com, ShopKidde.com, and other online retailers from May 2019 through September 2020 for between $10 and $70.
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