Zippo introduces a Yellow Flame Butane Lighter Insert, designed to expand the functionality of its lighters. The new insert produces a more versatile, cooler, odorless flame. Featuring a pressurized ...

The sale of butane lighters that can be locked on to produce a continuous flame has been banned from sale in Vancouver. Vancouver Fire Rescue Services pushed for the ban to cut down on structure fires ...

A year after the city passed a bylaw banning the sale of continuous flame butane torches, firefighters say there’s been no decrease in the number of fires caused by the dangerous lighters, which are ...

City council is being asked to prohibit the sale of continuous flame butane lighters after Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services reported an increase in fires caused by “smoking materials,” particularly ...

Investigators have determined that an open flame left near a butane tank caused an explosion Monday morning at a Ventura home, authorities said. Ventura police said they received reports of an ...

An explosion that caused a small fire at a Redding apartment and displaced tenants on Monday, Oct. 28 was triggered by butane, ignited by an open flame, according to the Redding Fire Department. The ...

A gas torch that kills weeds with a blistering 1,300C flame is being recalled after being linked to a gardener’s death. Safety chiefs issued an urgent ­warning after someone was killed using the ...