Panic buying over fuel shortage rumours in Erode

Rumours astir a imaginable substance shortage triggered panic buying among motorists successful parts of the territory connected Friday, prompting galore conveyance users to acquisition petrol and diesel successful cans and containers.

At respective substance stations, motorists arrived carrying integrative cans and different containers, fearing that supplies mightiness tally retired successful the coming days. The abrupt unreserved led to agelong queues astatine a fewer outlets, wherever customers reportedly waited for implicit 30 minutes to refill their vehicles and retention containers.