Station manager fired after selling gas for 69 cents a gallon: "I'm to blame"

7 articles, oldest first.

1. CBS News

   Station manager fired after selling gas for 69 cents a gallon: "I'm to blame" ↗ (opens CBS News)

   Published Jun 14, 2022

   CBS News's feed description

   California service station manager John Szczecina misplaced the decimal on $6.99 per gallon gas. Now he's out of a job.

2. KSDK

   Manager fired after charging 69 cents for gas at California gas station ↗ (opens KSDK)

   Published Jun 14, 2022

   Same headline from 2 more outlets

   KSDK's feed description

   The mishap cost the gas station $16,000 in lost revenue and cost the gas station manager his job.

3. Insider

   A California gas station manager has been fired after accidentally setting the price to 69 cents per gallon by misplacing the decimal, costing the station $16,000 before the mistake was fixed ↗ (opens Insider)

   Published Jun 14, 2022

   Insider's feed description

   The Shell gas station manager mistakenly moved a decimal, setting prices at 69 cents per gallon instead of $6.99. Gas hasn't been that cheap since 1978.

4. Newsweek

   Gas station worker fired after accidentally charging 69 cents a gallon ↗ (opens Newsweek)

   Published Jun 14, 2022

   Newsweek's feed description

   A Shell gas station in Rancho Cordova lost $16,000 after the worker's mistake, which he has admitted and taken responsibility for.

5. FOX 5 New York

   Gas station manager fired for accidentally setting price to 69 cents per gallon ↗ (opens FOX 5 New York)

   Published Jun 14, 2022

   FOX 5 New York's feed description

   Drivers flocked to the gas station after its manager made a mistake moving a decimal, setting prices to the cheapest they've been since 1978.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.