A large amount of petrol was found to be adulterated with water at a petrol station in the central province of Quang Tri, affecting a range of vehicles.
On January 16, after filling up petrol from a filling station in Cam Hieu Commune, Cam Lo District, many vehicles experienced stalled engines.
Some people came back the station to demand the refund after their vehicles experienced stalled engines
Doan Quoc Tuan who bought around one litre of petrol there said that his motorbike stopped after running around 700 metres from the station. He did not know what happened to his vehicle so he brought it to a mechanic.
At that time, she also saw around 10 motorbikes which faced the same problem like his vehicle after using fuel from the petrol station. The mechanics said that the cause was water mixed with the fuel.
Some people came back the station to demand the refund and the staff agreed. The petrol station representative also promised to compensate the drivers for their vehicles’ problems.
According to local authorities’ inspection, around 150 litres of water have been added to the petrol at the station.
Quang Tri Petroleum Company removed all the fuel in the tank and claimed to have found a hole at the tank bottom, which was said to be the reason for the water mixing with the petrol.
