7,000 gallons of gas given away for free at Norwood gas station

Seven thousand gallons of free gasoline were given away Friday in less than two hours at a Norwood gas station.

Drivers started lining up early Friday at the parking lot near the Rojo Irving Gas Station on Route 1, hours ahead of the beginning of the promotion that began at 6:40 a.m. — 20 minutes earlier than planned — and ended just after 8 a.m.

Businessman Ernie Boch Jr. gave away 7,000 gallons of gas in a giveaway he called “April Fuels.”

“I was filing a friend of mine’s car up, and the numbers went to $107 — $107 to fill a car, and that is insane. So I started thinking, and gas is going up. It always goes up in the spring and the summer, and I said, ‘Well, I think I should do something,’ and here we are April Fuels Day,” Boch said.

Several motorists started camping out in the area Thursday night.

“I am retired, and there is nothing else to do, so I came out to get some free gas,” motorist Marty Scopa said.

“I actually heard about it last night, and I was shocked. I live in Medfield, so I decided to come down, so I came here at about 10 p.m., and here I am still,” motorist Patrick Haines said.

Boch has paid for a police detail, and a traffic plan is in place.

“Gas prices are crazy and it’s the right thing to do. I’m in the automotive industry. It’s a cool thing to do,” Boch said.

At the current average cost per gallon of regular, Boch’s promise could cost about $29,610.

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