Hurricane Harvey causes gas panic
http://www.edinburgreview.com/news/20170904/hurricane-harvey-causes-gas-panicSep 4, 2017
Hurricane Harvey may be battering the coast over 450 miles south, but the residents of Texoma and the Dallas area are feeling some of the effects. Harvey blew through the southern part of Texas, shutting down nearly a quarter of refinery capacity. Hearing this news has caused a state-wide panic for fuel.
Hundreds of gas stations from Dallas up to Van Alstyne are out of fuel due to people rushing out to buy gas before the “shortage.” Dallas alone is feeling the wrath of the fuel shortage panic, but it has reached all the way up to the northern cities, too. The 7-11 off of White St. in Anna said they were completely out of fuel in a phone interview. Even the Shell stations in Van Alstyne’s pumps have been bled dry.
On a positive note, it seems as if the Sherman stations have been unaffected, so far. The Circle K station on the corner of FM 1417 and Hwy 75 currently still had few several days into the panic.
Additionally, not all of the stations in Dallas are out of fuel, though some of the stations are hiking up the price of fuel. A Shell station off of Addison Rd. in Addison raised the gas to over $4 per gallon. A representative of the store was not available for comment.
Representatives of fuel distributors are asking for the people to calm down, saying that ironically, the people panicking about the fuel shortage are actually the ones causing it....
