A new program from UGI aims to convince owners of older homes to install an inexpensive safety valve to prevent fires or explosions. It's called the excess flow valve. "It's a safety device that is ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) — It’s a night the Richmond Hill neighborhood will never forget. Emergency radio traffic between first responders told only part of the story that night. “We have extensive damage ...

The US Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration issued a final rule on Oct. 7 for excess flow valves on new and replaced distribution pipelines. The final ...

The rule becomes effective in April 2017. Excess flow valves were already required for new and replaced single-family residence gas service supply lines, according to NTSB.

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – After a gas explosion killed two people at a Minneapolis school in 2017, a state agency is discussing plans to help prevent it from happening again. The Minnesota Public Utilities ...

The National Transportation Safety Board and other safety advocates have pressed for years to broaden requirements for so-called excess flow valves. The devices cost about $30 apiece for residential ...