Exclusive: Getting to the Bottom of the Citgo Gas Station Saga

by M.C. Millman

Shortly after the warning went out last night from Chaverim of Rockland that drivers should not fill up their cars at the Citgo gas station, as reported by Rockland Daily here the gas station voluntarily closed its pumps.

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The voluntary closure was a result of numerous reports of cars stalling due to water in the fuel line after filling up at the Monsey location on Route 59 and Requa Lane.

Rockland Daily spoke with the store manager to get to the bottom of what was behind the problem reported by local drivers.

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“What happened was that a pipe in the back of the building broke a couple of weeks ago,” Store Manager Alex Oreifiej shares exclusively with Rockland Daily. “It wasn’t fixed, and a lot of underground water was collecting.”

Eventually, the level of the underground water reached high enough to leak through the seal of the underground gas tank. Normally, if there is any water, it sinks to the bottom of the tank because it’s heavier than gas and sets off an alarm. In this case, the gas station received a delivery of gas on Friday.

“The delivery put pressure in the tank when the hose was inside, “Oreifiej explains, and the pressure caused the gas to mix with the water causing the problem.”

After reports started flowing in about issues drivers had with their cars after filling up, Oreifiej knew something was wrong.

“At first, I thought something was wrong with the delivery,” the store manager says. “We use a certified company, and they came and sucked out all 5,000 gallons of gas to check it out, and we closed the gas station until further notice.”

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“The Ramapo Police Department looked into the matter,” Detective Sergeant Michael Higgins of the Ramapo Police Department commented to Rockland Daily, “and it is being rectified.”

Oreifiej hopes his gas station will be up and running by Friday, but only when the filters are changed and the lines are cleaned.

“We will make sure to vacuum everything out first,” Oreifiej says, “and we won’t open until we have changed the filters until there are zero impurities.”

In the meantime, any drivers who have noted problems with their cars since filling up on Friday can reach out to the gas station at (845) 578-5756.

“The company told me that they will take care of any problems any cars had from this,” the manager says. “They have been in business for more than fifty years, and no one needs to worry that they won’t take care of their customers. Fortunately, there wasn’t a lot of water in the mix, but it still may have caused problems with some cars. Drivers should just come in with their receipts for the gas or repairs or towing, and it will be taken care of.”

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