Flexible gas lines have virtually replaced immobile iron pipes over the past 30 years. But the flimsier “corrugated stainless steel tubing” — commonly called CSST — can pose a much greater fire risk, ...

New interviews and documents obtained by NBC 5 Investigates raise more questions about how well one manufacturer-recommended safety measure prevents lightning-related fires involving flexible gas ...

For three months, NBC 5 Investigates looked at the safety of flexible gas lines known as CSST, corrugated stainless steel tubing. It’s a product used in millions of newer homes and is approved for use ...

Ross and Meg Rushing were entertaining a friend at their brand-new home in Lubbock, Texas, on Aug. 24, 2012, when a clap of thunder appeared to set off their burglar alarm. Subscribe to read this ...

When a plumbing contractor installed flexible corrugated stainless steel tubing (CSST) in a livestock barn in order to supply propane to ceiling-mounted heaters, he had no reason to envision the ...