Three Out of Four Gas Stations Are Dry in Some Southern Cities
- Charlotte and Norfolk retailers go dry in pipeline disruption
- Pipeline owner faces Wednesday deadline to decide on restart
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More than three-quarters of gasoline stations in some southern U.S. cities have run out of gasoline as a massive pipeline shutdown stretches into a fifth day.
In Spartanburg, South Carolina, 78% of outlets were out of gasoline, while Pensacola, Florida, and Charlotte, North Carolina, had 73% and 71% outage rates, respectively, according to data from retail tracker GasBuddy.