The recent cyberattack\u00a0on\u00a0the Colonial Pipeline caused\u00a0a gasoline shortage in some areas of the country, USA TODAY reported.\u00a0Leaders in Florida urged residents\u00a0not to hoard gas because the state gets its fuel from the ports and not the pipeline, but some\u00a0people\u00a0responded by panic-buying anyway. <\/p>\n
A\u00a0May 13 Facebook post\u00a0that featured an image of a burned-out vehicle claimed “Yesterday in Florida, a man drove to Texaco, loaded his Hummer with gas cans, then lit a cigarette.”<\/p>\n
The post has been shared over 240 times. USA TODAY reached out to the user for comment.<\/p>\n
Fact check: <\/strong>Watered-down diesel can’t be used in a gas-powered vehicle<\/span><\/p>\n Authorities say the cause of the fire is under investigation.<\/p>\n On May 12,\u00a0Citrus County Fire Rescue responded to a scene at a Texaco gas station\u00a0in Homosassa, Florida,\u00a0after a Hummer H2 burst into flames, USA TODAY\u00a0reported.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n The\u00a0Florida State Fire Marshal\u2019s Office is investigating\u00a0the cause of the fire, according to USA TODAY.<\/p>\n “This fire investigation is open and ongoing and no additional details are available at this time,”\u00a0said John O\u2019Brien, 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.”<\/p>\n Officials said the driver filled\u00a0four 5-gallon containers with gasoline and\u00a0put them in the back of the vehicle when it caught on fire.<\/p>\n Fact check:<\/strong>Posts draw misleading comparison between Colonial Pipeline hack and unfounded election fraud claims<\/span><\/p>\n One person was injured but refused to be transported to the hospital.<\/p>\n The claim that a Hummer in Florida burst in flames after a man filled it with gas containers and then lit a cigarette is MISSING CONTEXT, because it makes an assertion that is plausible but unproven and, therefore, could be misleading without additional information. The vehicle did go up in flames, but the cause of the fire is unknown. The investigation is still open and ongoing, according to officials.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\nCause of fire remains unclear<\/h2>\n
Our rating: Missing context<\/h2>\n
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