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Sky-High Gas Prices Hit Sierra Madre
Sierra Madre and the Southland saw gas prices skyrocket this week due to a refinery fire in Blaine, WA that is drastically reducing gasoline supply.

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County Thursday recorded its largest daily increase since at least 2010, rising 7.3 cents to $4.186, its highest amount since May 19 of last year.
Sierra Madre's and Alliance stations were offering 87-octane at a slightly higher-than-average price of $4.21 per gallon on Thursday. That is, if you were willing to pay cash. To use a credit or debit card, the price jumped to $4.31 per 87-octane gallon at both stations.
The sharp increase is the result of a major fire at the Cherry Point refinery near Blaine, WA, that will cause its closure for at least three weeks and reduce supply, Marie Montgomery of the Automobile Club of Southern California told City News Service.
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