US warns motorists against hoarding fuel as pipeline shutdown continues

The US government has warned the public against hoarding fuel as the shutdown of a major pipeline by hackers entered its fifth day (Chris Carlson/AP)

The US government has warned the public against hoarding fuel as the shutdown of a major pipeline by hackers entered its fifth day.

Colonial Pipeline, which delivers about 45% of the fuel used on the US East Coast, halted operations last week after revealing a ransomware attack that it said had affected some of its systems.