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 ...

WESTERVILLE, Ohio -- Reports of lightning-related fires and gas leaks in at least a dozen states have raised concerns about the use of flexible gas lines made of corrugated stainless steel tubing and ...

A Lubbock fire marshal is joining a North Texas family in blaming corrugated stainless steel tubing for a fatal fire and explosion that claimed the life of their son. Brennen Teel was visiting friends ...

SPRINGFIELD — Reports of lightning-related fires and gas leaks in at least a dozen states have raised concerns about the use of flexible gas lines made of corrugated stainless steel tubing and have ...

CSST pipe, installed in many homes, can ignite if struck by lightning. Oct. 16, 2007 — -- An estimated 2 million homes have a kind of pipe that can explode in flames during a lightning storm, but ...

One of the most fulfilling tasks in my many projects is installing piping for the natural gas used by furnaces, boilers, water heaters, stoves, ovens, grills and outdoor lighting. For years, I have ...

HOUSTON -- A relatively new type of pipe for natural gas in homes called CSST is under scrutiny after lightning strikes raised concerns over fire risk. Springtime in Texas can mean some wild lightning ...

Lightning struck a tree and followed the underground propane gas line into the house where it caused the corrugated stainless-steel tubing (CSST) lines to arc and ignite escaping gas that burned the ...

Many think their homes are safe havens in a thunderstorm. That's what Cliff and Charlene Nutter thought -- until the early hours of June 26, when lightning hit the vent cap of their chimney, igniting ...

All gas piping materials, equipment, and systems are prone to damage from lightning strikes — though this is a rare occurrence. However, because of its thinner wall, yellow-jacketed corrugated ...

Corrugated stainless steel tubing (CSST) has been widely used for natural and propane gas systems. Not all mechanical contractors embraced CSST, but the potential labor savings certainly were ...