Gas Shortages Linger In North Carolina Mountains

By: The Associated Press | News Channel 7
Published: October 07, 2008

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ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - Some signs of the gas shortage haven't disappeared in North Carolina's mountains despite increased deliveries of fuel.

The Asheville Citizen-Times reported Tuesday that most gas stations have fuel and operators say the situation is greatly improved, but some area pumps still sport plastic bags showing there isn't fuel in them.

Buncombe County emergency services director Jerry VeHaun said Monday that 70 to 80 percent of the county's stations had gas. Some stations remained closed, however.

The shortages began after hurricanes shut down refineries along the Gulf coast and squeezed off supplies to a pipeline that serves central and western North Carolina.

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