A propane tank explosion ignited by a cigarette lighter left a Minnesota father and his five children in critical condition.

With more homes and businesses using natural gas for heat during the fall and winter months, Piedmont Natural Gas is ...

With more homes and businesses using natural gas for heat during the fall and winter months, Duke Energy is encouraging ...

"While mercaptan has a strong smell, it poses little risk to the public and no propane was released," a company spokesperson ...

State authorities are urging the public to be cautious after residual gas from a propane tank fueled an explosion in a ...

Several calls were made to University police dispatchers about a “rotten egg smell” reminiscent of natural gas. Tim Busse, spokesman for University Services, said mercaptan, a chemical used in labs, ...

Unaware of the leak, the children entered first and did not recognize the distinct odor of mercaptan, the additive that gives ...

Natural gas by itself has no smell. An odorant called mercaptan is injected into natural gas, giving it the distinctive smell ...

Know the signs of a gas leak before this winter season...it could save your life, your kids, and even your pets.

A fundraiser for five brothers who were critically burned in an explosion near Bagley last week has raised nearly $90,000.