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GasBuddy In Boston Uses App To Point Hurricane Victims To Open Fuel Stations

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A note is posted to a gas pump after the station ran out of gas ahead of Hurricane Irma in Daytona Beach, Fla. on Sept. 8. (David Goldman/AP)
A note is posted to a gas pump after the station ran out of gas ahead of Hurricane Irma in Daytona Beach, Fla. on Sept. 8. (David Goldman/AP)

Boston-based GasBuddy found a way to help those affected by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma find scarce fuel. GasBuddy CEO Walt Doyle joined Morning Edition to explain how the company got the idea and executed it.

This segment aired on September 13, 2017.

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