Reported incidents of fires resulting from lightning strikes near structures containing corrugated stainless steel gas piping have resulted in a debate within both the lightning protection and CSST ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...