Some Chattanooga area fuel stations are running out of gasoline amid the Colonial Pipeline crisis with operators and motorists hopeful the outages are short-lived.
Prices at some stores that do have gas are going up.
In Georgia, Gov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency through Saturday to temper price increases, and he temporarily suspended the state’s gas tax.
In Tennessee, on Signal Mountain, the price for the lowest unleaded product at the Hill Stop Mart was $3.19 per gallon on Tuesday afternoon.
“It has gone up,” said Aaqib Mazir, who works at the Taft Highway store. He said he believed the location will have fuel at least for a day or two.