{"id":48745,"date":"2021-05-13T13:37:05","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T17:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=48745"},"modified":"2021-05-13T13:37:15","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T17:37:15","slug":"hummer-catches-fire-after-driver-fills-up-four-5-gallon-gas-cans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2021\/05\/hummer-catches-fire-after-driver-fills-up-four-5-gallon-gas-cans\/","title":{"rendered":"Hummer catches fire after driver fills up four 5-gallon gas cans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A hummer in Citrus County caught fire on Wednesday morning right after the driver filled up four five-gallon gasoline containers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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According to fire rescue officials, the vehicle caught fire around 10:52 a.m. right after the driver filled up the four gas containers at the Texaco Food Mart on W. Grover Cleveland Blvd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Florida State Fire Marshal\u2019s Office will determine the official cause of the fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officials said one person in the vehicle was injured and refused transport for treatment against medical advice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fire was out by 11:09 a.m. Citrus County Fire Rescue says the Florida Department of Environmental Protection was notified and will coordinate cleanup of the fuel spill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No other information is available at this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The situation comes amid problems with people panic buying gasoline after one of the country\u2019s largest gasoline suppliers, Colonial Pipeline, shut down over the weekend due to a cyberattack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the pipeline supplies about 45% of fuel along the east coast, Mark Jenkins with AAA says 90% of Florida’s gas comes on cargo ships through ports and imports from other countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Governor Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency Tuesday night, stating the disruption of the Colonial Pipeline operations poses a \u201csignificant and immediate threat\u201d to fuel delivery to Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officials have been urging Floridians not to hoard gasoline. A surge in panic buying has caused some shortages in the Tampa Bay area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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