Cause of fire remains unclear
On May 12, Citrus County Fire Rescue responded to a scene at a Texaco gas station in Homosassa, Florida, after a Hummer H2 burst into flames, USA TODAY reported.
The Florida State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause of the fire, according to USA TODAY. This fire investigation is open and ongoing and no additional details are available at this time, said John O’Brien, press secretary for the Florida Department of Financial Services. It is not considered suspicious at this time, but that may change as the investigation continues.
Officials said the driver filled four 5-gallon containers with gasoline and put them in the back of the vehicle when it caught on fire.
Fact check: Hummer catches fire after filled with gas containers; cause of fire unknown
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By Jeff Martin, Frank Bajak, Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press
Published May 15, 2021
Thursday, May 13, 2021. Motorists found gas pumps shrouded in plastic bags at tapped-out service stations across more than a dozen U.S. states Thursday while the operator of the nation’s largest gasoline pipeline reported making “substantial progress” in resolving the computer hack-induced shutdown responsible for the empty tanks. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Gas shortages at the pumps have spread from the South, all but emptying stations in Washington, D.C., following a ransomware cyberattack that forced a shutdown of the nation’s largest gasoline pipeline. Though the pipeline operator paid a ransom, restoring service was taking time.