UK mulls calling in army to help ease gas shortages at pumps
An out of use sign is seen on a pump at a petrol station after the current outbreak of fuel panic buying in the UK, in Manchester, England Monday, Sept. 27, 2021. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is said to be considering whether to call in the army to deliver fuel to petrol stations as pumps ran dry after days of panic buying. ( AP Photo/Jon Super)
By JILL LAWLESS
Associated Press
LONDON — Lines of cars formed at British gas stations for a fourth day on Monday, as the government mulled sending in the army to help ease supply disruptions triggered by a shortage of truck drivers....
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