BROCKTON, MASS. (WHDH) - A Massachusetts chain of gas stations is letting health care workers fuel for free as a way of saying thank you for their efforts during the coronavirus pandemic.
Vishal Patel, the co-owner of New World gas, said 14 of their stations across the state offered free gas this Memorial Day — an even greater gesture considering their Whitman location was broken into Sunday night.
“This is going to cost us a lot of money, but we don’t care about that right now,” said Patel.
Patel says even with the break-in they were happy to offer this thank-you to the professionals saving lives.
“We are supposed to do this so any way we thought let’s keep this continuing and forget about that,” Patel said.
The giveaway has been popular among health care workers — so much so that the Brockton station ran out of gas Monday.
“During this pandemic they came out and served the people, saved lives, and keep the economy running,” Patel said. “I think it’s a good idea, that will promote the healthcare workers to continue doing the right thing that they’re doing.”