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NASHVILLE, Sept. 20 (UPI) -- Authorities in Nashville estimate three-quarters of the Tennessee city's gas stations ran dry after rumors of a shortage spread.
"Everybody has just gone nuts," said Mike Williams, executive director of the Tennessee Petroleum Council, calling the rumor a self-fulfilling prophecy.
No one knows who started the rumor, which raced through Nashville Friday causing people to rush to fill their cars, trucks and cans, CNN reported Saturday.
There was no shortage of gasoline until the rumor began, with cars backed up a mile at some stations, The (Nashville) Tennessean reported Saturday, noting fuel trucks continued to enter the city, pipelines were working and barges with gasoline continued to arrive as regularly scheduled.
One station reported selling as much gas Friday as it usually does in a weekend, Williams said, adding the run on gas seemed to be isolated to the Nashville area.
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