{"id":10977,"date":"2021-05-12T15:15:27","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T19:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=10977"},"modified":"2021-05-12T15:15:44","modified_gmt":"2021-05-12T19:15:44","slug":"deadly-consequences-dont-put-gas-in-plastic-bags","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2021\/05\/12\/deadly-consequences-dont-put-gas-in-plastic-bags\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Deadly consequences&#8217; | Don&#8217;t put gas in plastic bags"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gas has\u00a0become a premium\u00a0over the past few days as a\u00a0pipeline shutdown\u00a0has sent drivers into a frenzy to fill up their tanks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Photos on social media show long lines with people filling up cars, portable gas containers &#8212; <strong>and plastic bags.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One video on social media with millions of views, which we have not independently verified, shows woman at a gas pump carrying a plastic bag with what looks like gasoline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gas in plastic bag why???\" width=\"1110\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5MXeUJRD9lU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, the US Consumer Product Safety Commissioner has come out and said don&#8217;t do it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We know this sounds simple, but when people get desperate they stop thinking clearly. They take risks that can have deadly consequences. If you know someone who is thinking about bringing a container not meant for fuel to get gas, please let them know it&#8217;s dangerous,&#8221; they wrote on social media.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.11alive.com\/article\/news\/nation-world\/pipeline-cyberattack-enters-third-day\/507-232c50e4-a2f2-41c0-a735-87fafe0b64b2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Colonial Pipeline<\/a>, whose operator is based right here in Alpharetta, Georgia, is one of the nation&#8217;s largest sources of fuel and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.11alive.com\/article\/news\/nation-world\/us-pipeline-company-halts-some-operations-cyberattack\/507-c3ea070a-92df-4627-9dcb-e34c35484345\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">remains mostly shut down<\/a>&nbsp;after a cyberattack.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It runs from Texas to New Jersey, carrying more than 100 million barrels of fuel every day. That&#8217;s everything from gasoline to heating oil and jet fuel that supplies Atlanta&#8217;s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. It&#8217;s responsible for almost half of the entire East Coast&#8217;s fuel supply.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gas has\u00a0become a premium\u00a0over the past few days as a\u00a0pipeline shutdown\u00a0has sent drivers into a frenzy to fill up their tanks. 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