‘It’s been horrible’: Drivers still dealing with gas, diesel mix-up in Rock Creek, B.C.

Back in December, the diesel tank at a Petro Canada gas station in Rock Creek was accidentally filled with gasoline.

Two drivers are raising concerns following a gas/diesel mix-up in the Boundary Country region.

Back in December, the diesel tank at a Petro Canada gas station in Rock Creek, B.C., was accidentally filled with gasoline.

“I put fuel in my truck assuming it was diesel on Dec. 27. I drove to Westbridge, and then I drove home, and my truck did not want to start coming home,” said Rock Creek resident Sharon Cartwright.

“I was concerned about it, I did contact a mechanic on Friday, the 30th, and then he called me back and advised me that there was a mix-up with the fuel delivery at the petrol can. He saw the posts on Facebook.”

Meanwhile, Cooper Creek resident Spencer Wells also filled up his truck with what he thought was diesel fuel.

“We drove all the way home, which was 300 km or more, and found out several days later that there was gasoline in the diesel tanks,” said Wells.

“And the way we found out was through social media. No one had contacted us or anything, so we started the ball rolling of making phone calls and trying to figure out how to proceed and who was responsible.”

The tank was filled around Dec. 24 by Alberta-based company G & B Fuels. The mistake allegedly wasn’t discovered until Dec. 30.