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Saw this on the net today, Hess may be distributing contaminated gas in the Baltimore area, and it may affect several brands due to the cross distribution system.
http://www.wbaltv.com/money/19771014/detail.html
LUTHERVILLE, Md. -- For a second time this month, contaminated gas bought in Baltimore County is being blamed for damaging dozens of cars.
The problems were first reported at the Exxon station in Parkton last week, and the Oceanic gas station on York Road in Lutherville is currently experiencing a similar problem.
Officials with Ocean Petroleum told 11 News the gas came from the Hess Corp. and damaged about a dozen vehicles Saturday night.
Jennifer Biglin's SUV was one of those vehicles. "There are a number of other gas stations within the Baltimore area that have obtained fuel which was sourced from the Hess terminal that same day."
- Ocean Petroleum
"When I was leaving, I pulled out and everything was fine until I got to Ridgley Road, then it started to make noises and hesitate, and it didn't have any power. It sounded not normal," she said.
Biglin said she called the gas station and the owner admitted the gas was bad.
"(The gas station owner) told me it was contaminated and that Hess Corp. is the one who bought them the gas that night," she said.
In a statement to 11 News, Ocean Petroleum said, "The gasoline was loaded at the Hess oil terminal at Curtis Bay and then resold and delivered to Ocean Petroleum."
Biglin said the gas station offered to get her car repaired and that Hess Corp. would foot the bill.
Ocean Petroleum said the problem is water in the gas and that other Hess stations might be involved.
"There are a number of other gas stations within the Baltimore area that have obtained fuel which was sourced from the Hess terminal that same day," Ocean Petroleum spokesman Ed Ellis said in a statement.
Pete Horrigan, president of the Mid-Atlantic Petroleum Distributors Association, said recent heavy rains could be to blame, as the rain can collect on the seals of storage tanks or leak into the service station supply.
"When the ground gets saturated, it's possible that when the driver removes the cap to hook his delivery hose to underground storage tanks, it's possible that water could get into the tank."
Oceanic station owner Adrian Hughes said he's a victim, too, and is working around the clock to fix the cars.
A Hess representative acknowledged that the problem is on their end and stressed the bad gas was pumped out of the ground at the terminal early Sunday morning.
Hess said anyone having a problem should consult the station from which they bought the fuel.
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