Some drivers in southern Alberta got a nasty surprise this week after filling up their tanks with what they thought was gasoline but actually included diesel fuel — or vice-versa. "We can now confirm that there was a mix of fuel delivered on Saturday, July 24, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. affecting only the regular and diesel tanks. Diesel fuel was delivered into the regular gas tank and regular gas was delivered into the diesel tank by the delivery company," GP Fuels Inc. said in a statement, adding that they discovered the error on Tuesday. The company says customers buying gas received approximately 80 per cent regular gas and 20 per cent diesel while customers buying diesel received approximately 60 per cent diesel and 40 per cent regular gas. While putting diesel in a gasoline engine can cause problems, putting gasoline in a diesel engine can do much more damage to a vehicle.

Source: CBC News July 30, 2021 13:14 UTC