‘It Was a Mistake’: California Gas Station Manager Fired Over Blunder That Led to 69-cent Gasoline Sales

Gas prices exceeding $6 per gallon are advertised at a 76 Station in Santa Monica, Calif., on May 26, 2022. Lucy Nicholson/Reuters

A manager at a gas station in California has reportedly been fired from his job after accidentally listing gas at 69 cents per gallon, giving drivers a speedy discount.

John Szczecina ran the Shell gas station in Rancho Cordova and made the costly mistake on June 9.