WATERY GAS STALLS 55 CARS, STRANDS DRIVERS.Byline: Terri Hardy Daily News Staff Writer A case of bad gas idled at least 55 motorists citywide, and left the Atlantic Richfield Co. with some explaining to do Wednesday. The problem was traced to a tankload of gasoline contaminated contaminated, v 1. made radioactive by the addition of small quantities of radioactive material. 2. made contaminated by adding infective or radiographic materials. 3. an infective surface or object. with water that was delivered Tuesday to 12 Arco stations in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. and Orange counties. "I was filling up my tank and I heard a bunch of ruckus from people who were having problems with their cars," said Linda Kimmer, who filled her car up at a station late Tuesday in Sylmar. "All of a sudden, my car just stopped," she said. Arco spokesman Scott Loll said 55 cars broke down after customers pumped the regular unleaded gasoline. Twenty breakdowns were reported in the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. . Arco will pay for all needed car repairs and car rentals, and will reimburse customers affected for any work time lost, Loll said. "We're very sorry this has disrupted our customers' lives and caused problems," he said. The contamination was isolated, Loll said, and the gasoline was removed from the pumps. "This kind of thing only happens on the rare occasion," said Jan Speelman, executive director of the Automotive Trade Organizations of California. "People should not be afraid to buy Arco gasoline." The gas stations in the Valley that got the bad gas were located at 13885 Foothill Blvd. in Sylmar, 11243 San Fernando Road San Fernando Road is a major street in the city and county of Los Angeles. It starts off in Castaic as The Old Road, passing through Santa Clarita and the Newhall Pass, where upon its intersection with Sierra Highway near the junction of the Golden State (I-5) and the in San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. and 6757 Laurel Canyon Laurel Canyon can refer to several things:
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