TAMPA, Fla. — After an investigation into reports of contaminated gas from the Port of Tampa being delivered to multiple gas stations, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services said Tuesday that 17 stations remain under a stop sale order.
State officials announced Sunday that it had identified a potentially widespread fuel contamination caused by human error at the Port of Tampa that impacted gas stations in the Tampa Bay area supplied by Citgo.
What You Need To Know
- FDA and Consumer Services said Tuesday that 17 stations gas stations remain under a stop sale order
- State officials announced Sunday that fuel contamination caused by human error at the Port of Tampa mpacted gas stations
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Any fuel purchased from 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 26, through Sunday, Aug. 27, at impacted stations has a strong likelihood of being contaminated with diesel fuel.
Impacted stations were ordered to stop selling gas until the contaminated fuel is replaced and tanks are cleaned. Once the stations are cleared or have completed a corrective action plan fuel will once again be safe for purchase.
"I am grateful to the hard-working men and women at FDACS who responded to this incident swiftly and thoroughly," said Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson. "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. 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."
State officials also said there are no reports of disrupted fuel supply in the region.
After emergency inspections and testing, FDACS has determined the following:
Six stations did not receive the contaminated fuel shipment:
Dan's Car Wash: 39522 US Highway 19 N., Tarpon Springs
7-Eleven: 3437 US Highway 19, Holiday
7-Eleven: 13411 Fish Hawk Boulevard, Lithia
Quick & Easy Stop: 4529 Bee Ridge Rd., Sarasota
Palmers Easy Stop: 903 Cattleman Rd., Sarasota
2K Express 5: 6202 N 40th St., Tampa
Eight stations have been inspected, remediated, and cleared by FDACS for fuel sales:
7-Eleven: 720 Chiquita Boulevard, North Cape Coral
7-Eleven: 2604 Skyline Boulevard, Cape Coral
7-Eleven: 601 Pine Island Rd. S.W., Cape Coral
7-Eleven: 6050 Dean Dairy Road, Zephyrhills
7-Eleven: 714 Burnt Store Road, Cape Coral
Handy Foods Store #87: 3205 Lee Blvd., Lehigh Acres
Faulkenburg CITGO: 5320 Faulkenburg Road, Tampa
PJI LLC: 7977 W Dunnellon Road, Dunnellon (Regular and premium fuel was not contaminated, only diesel fuel)
17 stations remain under a stop sale order pending laboratory confirmation:
7-Eleven: 4325 Lee Boulevard, Lehigh Acres
7-Eleven: 12750 South Cleveland Avenue, Fort Myers
7-Eleven: 290 Lakeland Park Road, Lakeland
7-Eleven: 940 S Broad St., Brooksville
7-Eleven: 1626 Meadow Road, Lehigh Acres
7-Eleven: 2401 James Redman Parkway, Plant City
BJ's Wholesale: 1929 Pine Island Road N.E., Cape Coral
BJ's Wholesale: 9372 Ben C Pratt Six Mile Cypress Pkwy., Fort Myers
BJ's Wholesale: 13585 NE 86th Path, Lady Lakes
Handy Foods Store #86: 21321 Palm Beach Blvd., Alva
Superday CITGO: 1595 South McCall Road, Port Charlotte
Bolton One LLC: 15434 US Highway 19, Hudson
JHW #310 - DBA Avenue CITGO: 11867 N. Williams St., Dunellon
AL Prime - Daytona Beach: 1898 S. Clyde Morris Blvd., Daytona Beach
Choice Food & Gas: 310 N Central Ave., Umatilla
Perfection Station 5: 9931 N Florida Ave., Tampa
Rogers Petroleum: 134 N Desoto Ave., Arcadia