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Article: Contaminated Kerosene Found in Mansfield Reports Commissioner Irvin.
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- November 20, 2002
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ATLANTA -- Georgia Department of Agriculture Commissioner Tommy Irvin is warning consumers who purchased kerosene on or after November 9, 2002, from Martin's Grocery in Mansfield, Georgia, not to use the product in their kerosene heaters or lamps.
Commissioner Irvin said the kerosene is possibly contaminated with gasoline and has the potential to cause an explosion or fire. Inspectors from the Georgia Department of Agriculture's Fuel & Measures Division discovered the contaminated product on a routine inspection of the store today.
"Our inspector locked the pump and it will remain locked until the tanks have been emptied and cleaned and a new supply is ...