Arctic Blast Sparks Panic Buying Of Heating Oil In Ireland

Freezing temperatures in an Arctic blast in recent days have created a rush to buy home heating oil in Ireland, where fuel distributors have been forced to restrict supplies, Independent.ie reports. The price of heating oil, which is used by 1.5 million households for home heating, mostly in rural areas, has jumped this week, according to Oilprices.ie. Distributors have limited deliveries to 500 liters of fuel (132 gallons) and each household has a 300-liter cap on supply, Eamonn Mulvihill of Oilprices.ie told Independent. This is the sharpest…