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Motorists fume over ‘contaminated fuel’ BorneoPost Online | Borneo , Malaysia, Sarawak Daily News » Brunei - New 2 Borneo

Motorists fume over ‘contaminated fuel’

Posted: 17 Nov 2013 04:18 PM PST

Posted on November 18, 2013, Monday

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Fuel storage tanks of a petrol station in the capital were inspected for water contamination yesterday after a few motorists alleged that murky water was pumped into their vehicles instead of petrol leading to their cars breaking down on the road, Borneo Bulletin reported.

The Bulletin contacted Brunei Shell Marketing and a spokesperson said that a team was being dispatched to the petrol station to check the motorists' allegations.

The Bulletin was later informed that the team did not find the presence of water inside the fuel tanks.

A few motorists told the Bulletin that their vehicles broke down between half-a-kilometre and one kilometre distance from the petrol station after they filled up their tanks.

One of them steamed into the Bulletin office holding a plastic bottle (photo) with murky water showing traces of fuel at the top.

"If this is not water, what is it?" he asked and wanted to know who was going to foot the bill for flushing his car's fuel tank.

"I filled up petrol for 20 dollars and left the petrol station and within half-a-kilometre my steering wheel became stiff as the engine of my car stopped. I pulled up by the side of the road and called a mechanic. As my house was near, I quickly went home.

"When I returned, I saw a Honda CV behind my car with the engine hood open and a couple standing outside. The man told me that his car stopped after he filled up petrol at the same fuel station," he said.

"Soon the mechanic arrived and to our horror we realised water was pumped into my fuel tank. He extracted what appeared to be a mixture of fuel and water.

"I went to the petrol station to demand answers and saw two other motorists shouting at the fuel attendants as their cars too came to a grinding halt.

"One of the fuel attendants opened the tank and slipped in a rod and said he found water. We told some of the cars waiting in the line about the water contamination and soon the petrol station was closed," he said.

"I know of at least five cars that have been affected. I am not sure how many others may have been affected," said the man who also showed a photo of the murky water that was flushed from his fuel tank at the mechanic shop.

According to the petrol station's supervisor, an inspection was carried out by authorities but came up with zero presence of water in their fuel tanks.

The petrol station was reopened at noon. He added that the station wouldn't have been reopened without approval from authorities.

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