Lakhimpur Kheri (UP), March 6 Rumours about a shortage of petroleum products and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) due to the ongoing conflict in West Asia triggered panic among locals in several areas of Lakhimpur Kheri here, leading to long queues at many petrol pumps on Friday, officials said.
Queues of people seeking to purchase petrol and diesel were witnessed across several fuel stations in the Nighasan, Pallia and Bhira areas amid fears of a possible shortage.
However, District Supply Officer Anjani Kumar Singh dismissed the rumours as baseless and said there was no shortage of petrol, diesel or LPG in the district.
"The rumours of shortage of petrol, diesel or LPG in Kheri district are baseless and unfounded," Singh told
