The ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline temporarily shut off 45 percent of the East Coast’s fuel supply and that predictably started a run on gasoline.
While authorities repeatedly told drivers not to hoard gasoline, many people ignored their pleas and started filling up every container they had – even plastic bags.
It was only a matter of time until something went wrong and that happened on Wednesday, when a Hummer H2 went up in flames with approximately 20 gallons (76 liters) of gasoline in its cargo compartment.
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Unfortunately, it has happened again as the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office was involved in a fiery pursuit on Thursday. According to a press release, a deputy spotted a 2007 Pontiac G6 with a South Carolina license plate that had been reported stolen.
Woman hoarding gas catches on fire following car accident in Pickens County, deputies say
Woman was taken to hospital Share Updated: 11:31 PM EDT May 13, 2021 Anne Newman
Woman was taken to hospital Share Updated: 11:31 PM EDT May 13, 2021
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Show Transcript INVESTIGATION. NOT A PICKENS COUNTY A WOMAN CAUGHT FIRE AFTER A CAR ACCIDENT TONIGHT DEPUTIES SAY SHE WAS HOARDING CONTAINERS OF FUEL IN HER TRUNK. CAVITIES SAY THEY SPOTTED THE CAR WITH A STOLEN TAG AND TRIED TO STOP THE CAR. THEY SEE THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL FLIPPED THE VEHICLE ON WOLF CREEK ROAD DEPUTIES HAD THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THAT BURNING VEHICLE A DEPUTY PUSHED HER TO THE GROUND PUT OUT THE FIRE OFFICIALS SAY SHE
Woman hoarding gas catches on fire following car accident in S.C., deputies say Fire (Source: MGN) By Anne Newman | May 14, 2021 at 6:02 AM EDT - Updated May 14 at 6:53 AM
PICKENS COUNTY, S.C. (WYFF) - A woman hoarding gas caught on fire following a car accident Thursday night in Pickens County, according to Chief Deputy Chad Brooks with the Pickens County Sheriffâs Office.
A deputy in a marked patrol unit saw a Pontiac G6 traveling on Jameson Road in Pickens and determined that the vehicle was displaying a South Carolina license plate that had been reported stolen, Brooks said.