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Gas stations in East Tennessee are feeling the impact of the Colonial Pipeline cyber attack. People sent us photos Tuesday evening of gas stations with long lines and others who had run out.
The Colonial Pipeline, which delivers about 45% of the fuel used along the Eastern Seaboard, shut down Friday after a ransomware attack. The Secretary of Energy says about 70 percent of Tennessee's fuel comes from that pipeline.
Despite how it looks, however, experts said there actually isn't a gas shortage right now in Tennessee. But so many people rushing to the pumps to fuel up, even when they don't need to, is putting a strain on the supply.