WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. – As recovery from Hurricane Milton continues in the Tampa Bay area, many people say they are struggling to find gas.

Fuel is difficult to find not only for cars, but also for home generators. But many gas stations have saran wraps around gas stations and bags for pumps.

At a Wawa gas station on State Road 54, a line of vehicles could be seen winding their way around the building as drivers waited their turn to get gas.

“I stood in line for an hour and a half, and that’s where I am now,” said Tim Bicos.

Bicos said he traveled far and wide to fill his fuel cans.

“I drove 30 miles around and drove all the way to Dade City — if you know the Flying J truck stop — and everything is closed,” he said. “There’s no gas around.”

Those at the station said as soon as word got out that the Wawa had fuel, the cars started lining up at 6 a.m. Friday

“My friend came here first and called me to let me know because I was looking all over town,” Tiana Brown said. “I even went to Bruce B. Downs and still couldn’t find anything.”

But just finding fuel has become a challenge as most stations are still closed or out of gas. It causes more stress for drivers who are low on fuel.

“It’s stressful because I have to go to trucking school and make sure I have enough gas to get there,” Brown said. “It’s all the way in Tampa.”

And for those without power, like Bicos, he said he will take what he can get – with two fuel cans that will power his generator for another 20 hours.

“Hopefully they will find out in the next two days, otherwise I will have to drive. I don’t know where to refuel,” he said. “Obviously I can drive because I have a diesel car, so I can go. But it will be stressful if I have to drive all the way to Ocala or Gainesville to get gas for my generator.”

Spectrum News spoke with the general manager of the Wawa and he said they received fuel from Jacksonville Thursday evening and Friday morning. He said 18,000 gallons of fuel have been delivered, but stations are waiting until the Tampa Bay ports come back online.