Jet fuel mistakenly pumped into cars


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HAMILTON, NJ ? Officials say aviation fuel was pumped into cars after it was mistakenly delivered to three New Jersey gas stations.

Authorities closed a station in Lawrence, and two in Hamilton after the error was discovered.

Mercer County spokeswoman Julie Willmot tells The Times of Trenton the stations will remain closed until all underground storage tanks, lines and filters are emptied and cleaned.

State officials are investigating how the mistake happened.

Several cars stalled on Friday when a gas station in Keyport and one in Manasquan unknowingly pumped jet fuel into their tanks.

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They stalled? I'd have thought it would probably work as a fuel but destroy the engines

Not jet fuel, no, it's basically kerosene. It will just clog up the engine and need to be drained.

Aviation fuel will work in car, however.

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Not jet fuel, no, it's basically kerosene. It will just clog up the engine and need to be drained.

Aviation fuel will work in car, however.

they just got a free kerosene flush... lol.. still gotta do the flushing part.

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