WLTX-TV, Columbia, S.C. Wire mesh will prevent a heat source from getting into the gas can The flame arrestor would cost manufacturers about a nickel to include Consumer Product Safety Commission ...

This small piece of mesh screen filters out flames and sparks like the mesh in front of a fireplace. Flame arrestors are not unheard of in gas cans; many already come with them.

In response to an NBC News investigation, the Consumer Product Safety Commission on Thursday called for manufacturers to add flame arresters to plastic gas cans to help prevent gas vapors from ...