HF Sinclair has provided regulators with the state’s Division of Oil and Public Safety a preliminary report on the cause of the Jan. 7 contaminated fuel fiasco that impacted more than 1,000 motorists, but the investigation is still weeks from completion.
On Jan. 7, motorists from Colorado Springs to Fort Collins filled their gas tanks with gasoline contaminated with diesel. More than 50 stations were impacted, including large retailers like Costco, Kings Soopers, Safeway and independent gas stations alike.
The Denver Gazette filed a Colorado Open Records Act request with the Division of Oil and Public Safety to obtain the report but officials declined, citing the exemption for records still under active investigation…