Colorado: Trouble down the pipe has stations on empty

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She declined to say how many of the 30 Diamond Shamrock stations Valero operates in the region are completely out of gas. A check by The Gazette found seven stations out of fuel Tuesday, three with all pumps working and the remainder lacking some grades.

Of about 200 stations in the region, other brands had gasoline available, according to Richard Strah, operations manager for Acorn Petroleum, a Colorado Springs fuel distributor.