On Twitter, there are widespread reports about fistfights and people bringing guns to gas stations, thanks to gas shortages in New York and New Jersey. Some on Twitter are also reporting that law enforcement has been stationed around many gas stations to prevent incidents:

There’s a line all the way down the highway from the gas station there’s probably an hour wait well I’m still singing ride — ♡♚melissa♚♡ (@tomlimpson) November 1, 2012

This Hess gas station has shut down because of fighting for gas. We’re in Long Island City. @ny1headlines twitter.com/SamLembeck/sta… — Sam Lembeck (@SamLembeck) November 1, 2012

Just watched two people beat the shit out of eachother in the gas station….On the bright side i have a full tank of gas now!!. #yay — Tiffany Tripodi (@tiffanytripodi) November 1, 2012

All gas stations look like this today ….cnt even see the station twitter.com/DEBO18410/stat… — anthony (@DEBO18410) November 1, 2012

@roaddoggz: Gas Alert: Hess station on 145th St. Btw 7th ave & Lenox Ave just got gas. Line is 5 blocks long. #gas #SandyNY — Stephen Jackson (@roaddoggz) November 1, 2012

Just awful! RT @metrogypsy: Someone just pulled a knife at Greenpoint #gas station as line stretches with hours long wait #gettingrealFAST — Camila Xavier (@camilaxavier) November 1, 2012

2hrs at line in Rt23 in Butler. Got to pump They ran out of gas two cars before me.On reserve and can’t make it to other station #njgas — Divina Arpino (@thearpinos) November 1, 2012

Watching the breakdown of society at a gas station on Long Island. #sandysucks — Christina (@wooly_says) November 1, 2012

fightss at the gas station #madness — Frank leahey (@fleahey22) November 1, 2012

Pretty much every gas station in jersey now. twitter.com/InternetsMike/… — Michael Lee (@InternetsMike) November 1, 2012

The one fucking gas station that’s open… twitter.com/TylerMitra/sta… — Tyler Mitra (@TylerMitra) November 1, 2012

#shell gas station in Brooklyn still without gas. They do have diesel and are servicing all diesel vehicles. #startingtogetcoldinlivetruck — Ken Deyoe(@kendeyoe) November 1, 2012