Sentence:  Localities across New Jersey imposed curfews to prevent looting. In Monmouth, Ocean and other counties, people waited for hours for <WSD>gasoline</WSD> at the few stations that had electricity. Supermarket shelves were stripped bare. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A flammable liquid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, mainly used as a motor fuel; petrol.