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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A “residual” amount of propane gas in a tank was all that was needed for a flicker from a cigarette lighter to ignite an explosion and fire that critically burned a man and his children in a ...

This happens through our senses: sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch. For instance, natural gas companies add a chemical called mercaptan to natural gas, giving it that characteristic "rotten egg" ...

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

Your nose is more sensitive than some of the most sophisticated scientific equipment. Use it to sniff out these serious home ...