‘Do Not Fill Plastic Bags With Gasoline': Federal Government Issues Warning

An "out of gas" sticker is seen on a gas pump at a gas station after a gasoline supply crunch caused by the Colonial Pipeline hack, in Waynesville, N.C., on May 11, 2021. Martin Brossman via Reuters

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (USCPSC) warned Americans not to fill plastic bags with gasoline amid shortages in some states following the ransomware attack targeting the 5,500-mile Colonial Pipeline.

“Do not fill plastic bags with gasoline,” the USCPSC wrote Wednesday on Twitter. “Use only containers approved for fuel.”