Higher fuel prices blamed on flooding at S.E. Kansas refinery

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Consumers are beginning to pay more at the pump because flooding at a southeast Kansas refinery has reduced fuel supplies.

Prices spiked ten cents a gallon overnight at some stations.

Industry experts say by the end of the week, prices could reach three dollars, 25 cents to three dollars, 50 cents a gallon in the Midwest and Great Lakes.

Over the next ten days, consumers could see the highest prices of the year.

Jon Callen is president of the Kansas Independent oil and Gas Association. He predicted Minnesota would be one of the states most affected by the flooding. Other states affected include Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Iowa, north Texas and parts of the Dakotas.

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