Gas shortages linger in Western N.C. ASHEVILLE - Some signs of the gas shortage haven't disappeared in North Carolina's mountains despite increased deliveries of fuel. Most gas stations have fuel and operators say the situation is greatly improved, but some area pumps still sport plastic bags showing there isn't fuel in them, The Asheville Citizen-Times reported Tuesday. Buncombe County emergency services director Jerry VeHaun said Monday that 70 to 80 percent of the county's stations had gas. Some stations remained closed, however. "It's going to take another couple of weeks to get things back to normal, but we're doing better," VeHaun said. "The stations are getting a little inventory in the ground." The shortages began after hurricanes shut down refineries along the Gulf coast and squeezed off supplies to a pipeline that...
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