Florida officials: Some Citgo gasoline tainted with diesel

Some gasoline that came in through Tampa port mixed accidentally with diesel, which is not good for cars' engines.

  • By Jim Stinson
  • | 9:00 a.m. August 28, 2023
  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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As Tropical Storm Idalia heads toward Florida, consumers may fill up on gasoline, but now there is an unpleasant complication. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services says there was gasoline contamination caused by human error at the Port of Tampa that could impact cars' engines.

 

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