Panic Buying of Gas Seen Hundreds of Miles From U.S. East Coast
- Some Texas border residents swarm gas stations to fill up cars
- Actions come despite plentiful supplies in Gulf Coast region
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The gasoline panic-buying in the U.S. that’s been triggered by the recent pipeline outage has spread to at least one corner of the country ostensibly well-supplied with fuel.
Residents of Brownsville, McAllen and other cities in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas rushed to local gas stations Wednesday. Social media posts showed long lines for fuel in the border communities that echoed scenes witnessed during past hurricanes and the deadly freeze that gripped Texas in February.