Conoco gas station in Camden, NJ, may have sold gas tainted with floodwater, officials say

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A New Jersey gas station is under investigation after it sold gas that may have been tainted by floodwaters, causing dozens of vehicles to malfunction.

Camden County officials confirmed the owners of at least 26 vehicles reported their cars stalling after purchasing gas from a Conoco station on Admiral Wilson Boulevard. The station was shut down at around 9 p.m. on Wednesday and will remain closed until further notice.

Preliminary tests found an «exceptional amount» of water in samples taken from the gas station's fuel tanks, Camden County spokesman Dan Keashen told FOX Business. 

Keashen said the gas station owner may have ignored warnings from a mechanism designed to pump water out of the fuel tank and may have sold tainted gas to customers. The owner could not immediately be reached for comment.

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Officials are investigating a Conoco station in Camden, New Jersey, for potentially selling gas tainted by floodwater to residents.  (Google Maps / Fox News)

«We are awaiting test results taken from the underground tanks, which we should have in later today. In the interim, we have locked the pumps and are coordinating with the business owner for full reimbursement to any patrons that were impacted by the event,» Keashen said. 

As of Friday, the business has received 26 response for reimbursement, according to officials. 

While the cause of the contamination remains under investigation, Keashen said officials are «99.9% sure that it was water infiltration as a result of Winter Storm Finn.» 

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