Some gas stations are wiping pumps after each use

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Some gas stations are wiping off pumps and hoses after each fill-up. There are also gas mitts available in some cases.

Owners at several Santa Barbara, Goleta and Carpinteria gas stations said pumps are getting the "once-over" after each use due to the concerns about the coronavirus.

Among them is the Fuel Depot on the Mesa and Risdon's 76 on Via Real in Carpinteria. At Risdon's, free flowers are also being handed out from Ocean Breeze Nursery. They were surplus from a delivery that was rejected at a nearby store.

At the Fuel Depot Thursday, an employee was cleaning the public handles and other areas a customer may have touched before another driver pulled in.

Price Management owns the Depot stations and several other Santa Barbara and Goleta area stations.  The company has made it a priority to post workers specifically assigned to this cleaning and sanitation effort.