CHICAGO (WLS) -- People in Illinois could be more at risk than many other states because more residents there, about 80%, rely on natural gas for heat, hot water and cooking. Now, state legislators ...

COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS, Utah — After a home explosion in South Jordan took the life of a 15-year-old boy earlier this month, many are wondering how to protect their own families against a similar tragedy.

To test gas leak detectors, we exposed detectors to various gases to ensure that alarms were triggered quickly and effectively. To assess each unit's usability, we evaluated its ease of set-up, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Clay County Sheriff’s Office investigators say a natural gas leak ignited when a dryer was turned on, causing a home in the ...

The detectors have to be installed in every kitchen with a gas stove. But battery-operated ones are hard to come by. By James Barron Good morning. It’s Thursday. Today we’ll find out about a ...

Virtually all residential building owners in New York City are going to need a new gadget in their kitchens next year. The requirement, which stems from a series of explosions nearly a decade ago, is ...

Carbon monoxide (CO) is one of the most serious safety hazards in a home, and one of the easiest to miss. The gas has no ...