Officials warned that the contamination could affect car operability at a critical time with some Gulf Coast residents preparing to evacuate.
that it identified a gas and diesel contamination issue caused by human error at the Port of Tampa.
Eight other stations were inspected, remediated and cleared by the department for fuel sales in locations including Cape Coral and Lehigh Acres. “It is never good to have such a catastrophic error for consumers, but particularly during a time when Floridians are evacuating from a potentially dangerous storm," Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson said in a statement."I firmly believe our department was able to mitigate what could have been a worse situation. We stand ready to assist those whose vehicles and equipment were impacted by contaminated fuel.
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