Florida Diesel Contamination Acknowledged by CITGO—Provides List of Affect Gas Stations

Florida's diesel contamination has been acknowledged by CITGO (Citgo Petroleum Corporation) after FDACS (Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services) announced the issue.

Because of this, the US-based fuel company provided the list of affected gas stations to help Florida residents.

Florida Diesel Contamination

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According to Fox News' latest report, Florida's officials confirmed that the fuel supplied by CITGO on Saturday, Aug. 26, could be contaminated with diesel. Authorities said that the gas supplies purchased from CITGO after 10:00 could be affected by the latest fuel contamination in the Port of Tampa.

"FDACS has identified a potentially widespread fuel contamination caused by human error at the Port of Tampa," said Florida's executive department via its official X announcement.

"Tampa has a strong likelihood of being contaminated with diesel fuel," added FDACS.

During his press conference about the Tropical Storm Idalia, Gov. Ron DeSantis also mentioned the fuel contamination. DeSantis assured residents that an investigation for the diesel contamination is already being conducted.

He clarified that the fuel problem was caused by workers who accidentally put diesel in tanks that were supposed to have regular gasoline. The Florida governor explained that it would not be an issue if a gas-based vehicle is only filled with 10% diesel. But, if a whole diesel tank is poured, it would lead to major car issues.

List of Affected Gas Stations in Florida

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DeSantis talked with FDACS Wilton Simpson to get the list of affected gas stations. Luckily, CITGO eventually released it. WGCU reported that FDACS will try to acquire a more accurate list as it becomes available.

For now, here are the gas stations that received contaminated fuel supplies:

7-Eleven Gas Stations

714 Burnt Store Road, Cape Coral
1626 Meadow Road, Lehigh Acres
720 Chiquita Boulevard, North Cape Coral
2604 Skyline Boulevard, Cape Coral
4325 Lee Boulevard, Lehigh Acres
12750 South Cleveland Avenue, Fort Myers
1626 Meadow Road, Lehigh Acres
601 Pine Island Rd. S.W., Cape Coral
6050 Dean Dairy Road, Zephyrhills
2401 James Redman Parkway, Plant City
940 S Broad St., Brooksville
290 Lakeland Park Road, Lakeland
13411 Fish Hawk Boulevard, Lithia
3437 US Highway 19, Holiday

BJ's Wholesale Gas Stations

13585 NE 86th Path, Lady Lakes
1929 Pine Island Road N.E., Cape Coral
9372 Ben C Pratt Six Mile Cypress Pkwy., Fort Myers

Handy Foods Store Gas Stations

21321 Palm Beach Blvd., Alva
3205 Lee Blvd., Lehigh Acres

Other Gas Stations

Superday CITGO: 1595 South McCall Road, Port Charlotte
Quick & Easy Stop: 4529 Bee Ridge Rd., Sarasota
Palmers Easy Stop: 903 Cattleman Rd., Sarasota
Big Dan's Car Wash: 39522 US Highway 19 N., Tarpon Springs
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
Faulkenburg CITGO: 5320 Faulkenburg Road, Tampa
Choice Food & Gas: 310 N Central Ave., Umatilla
2K Express 5: 6202 N 40th St., Tampa
Perfection Station 5: 9931 N Florida Ave., Tampa

For those who used the mentioned gas stations above after Saturday, FDACS highly suggested filing a complaint via 1-800-HELP-FLA. They can also visit the department's official website (fdacs.gov.).