Cheap gasoline, Nghe An people rush to buy to... stockpile
(Baonghean.vn) - After the sharp drop in gasoline prices, in the remote district of Ky Son, a number of people in remote areas rushed to buy gasoline to stockpile, posing a high risk of fire and explosion and affecting security and order in the area.
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| Some families with the means buy several large capacity cans to buy gasoline to store at home. Photo: Lu Phu |
On the afternoon of March 30, at the No. 5 gasoline retail store in Muong Xen, part of the Ky Son General Commercial Center, quite a few people gathered to buy gasoline to store. Not only filling up their motorbike tanks, many people also used large and small plastic bottles and cans, with capacities ranging from 1.5 to 25 liters, to buy and take home, causing jostling, crowding, and creating chaos in the gas station areas.
An employee working at retail gas station No. 5 in Muong Xen said: Due to the large number of buyers, currently one of the two gas stations in the store is out of stock, and the remaining station is also afraid that by tomorrow there will be no more gas left.
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| On the morning of March 31, this gas station was temporarily closed due to the large number of customers, and is now out of stock. Photo: Lu Phu |
This morning (March 31), the number of people rushing to buy gasoline to stockpile is increasing. Currently, some gas stations have temporarily closed because they have run out of gasoline to sell.
"It's rare to see gasoline prices as cheap as today, so I bought some to use gradually" - a resident in Na Luong 2 village, Huu Kiem commune, shared.
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| The scene of people gathering to buy gasoline caused chaos at all four gas stations in Muong Xen town, Ky Son district. Photo: Lu Phu |
The situation of people competing to buy gasoline does not only happen at all 4 gas stations in Muong Xen town.
Mr. Nguyen Anh Doai - Head of the Economic Infrastructure Department, Ky Son District People's Committee said: The reason people rushed to buy gasoline is because gasoline is cheap and there are rumors that gas stations will soon close due to the Covid-19 epidemic. Faced with this situation, the authorities have organized propaganda and encouraged people not to hoard gasoline because there is no shortage of gasoline, and there is no such thing as gas stations closing. We also require gas stations to comply with the Government's regulations on Covid-19 prevention and control during the sale process.
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| People filled their motorbikes with gasoline, some bought more than 50 liters of gasoline to... store. Photo: Lu Phu |
The fact that people in the border district of Ky Son, Nghe An, are rushing to buy gasoline to stockpile is unnecessary and poses many potential risks of fire and explosion. Moreover, in the complicated situation of the Covid-19 epidemic, gathering in large numbers at gas stations also increases the risk of disease. Local authorities need to propagate to people not to listen to false rumors to avoid losing money and getting sick.
