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

Props to the lady with the blowhorn calling the gas station phonies 👌

— Mary Ehring (@marebear_16) November 1, 2012

So the army is really at the gas station patrollinglockerz.com/s/258101549

— ♏ Scorpio Drie ♏ (@Despicable_Drie) November 1, 2012

Police guard refueling truck in Vernon NJ while drivers wait in one-mile long line. #fuelshortage #njgas #sandy twitter.com/jeanetteiurato…

— Jeanette Iurato (@jeanetteiurato) November 1, 2012

This is the line at the gas station smh the cops not letting ppl drive in u gotta wait on line with a gas ca instagr.am/p/RgC_6OMrVf/

— Adrienne Mashack (@missmax95) November 1, 2012

What you can't see is the 4 hour line on the highway and the gas station attendant in Ed hardy. instagr.am/p/RgFJSarKEe/

— Nick Restivo (@NRestivo) November 1, 2012

You know things are bad when you ask the gas station attendent "when do you think you're going to get more gas?" and he just laughs at you.

— Prede (@predederva) November 1, 2012

Total wait time: 57 minutes. But the gas station attendants are doing their damnest to try to accommodate everyone. Shout outs to them dudes

— Steve M (@ecualibrium) November 1, 2012

GOT GAS!!! At the last station in the tristate...Mayhem! lockerz.com/s/258111303

— TONY TOUCH (@DJTONYTOUCH) November 1, 2012

My town rationing gas to generators despite price-fixing laws. Have gas station restricted to residents' gas cans, 10gal/day. cc @hblodget

— Pax Dickinson (@paxdickinson) November 1, 2012

#siopen From a station owner - no gas deliveries till Monday!Will take at least 48 hours to refine crude oil into gasoline.

— Rich Goldstein (@Rich_Goldstein) November 1, 2012

Just spoke to a friendly officer in mamaroneck - he said #nygas deliveries are coming tomorrow. Truth?

— Danielle Lerner (@Dmaharba) November 1, 2012

#njgas #njopen Shell Station off exit11 from I-78 is open @barackobama @govchristie @govcuomo we need gas! twitter.com/anthonycorreia…

— Anthony Correia (@anthonycorreia) November 1, 2012

Gas station lines on Long Island hours-long. Last time I saw that was in Baghdad.

— Ilana Ozernoy (@IlanaOzernoy) November 1, 2012

Thank god I got gas in my truck yesterday!Most places only letting people get 5 gallons at a time and you have to pay cash! #nygas

— Tricia Georgetti (@Tricia5618) November 1, 2012

finally made it to the gas station..... 2 hours later twitter.com/iMariannne/sta…

— Marianne✅ (@iMariannne) November 1, 2012

People going mad max at the gas station. Gettin home feels like the warriors and you got blamed for killin Cyrus.

— BKScribe (@BKScribe) November 1, 2012

Lol RT @mslipgloss: Unreal RT @willydope: I know a gas station in NYC with no line...PayPal me $10 if u wanna know where 😏

— J Scott (@JScottDaGod) November 1, 2012

Every gas station in my town is closed except for one that's for first responders. #ihavegas #JerseyStrong twitter.com/MarkD732/statu…

— Mark Daugherty (@MarkD732) November 2, 2012