Propane kiosks outside stores including Sam’s Club allow shoppers to exchange and purchase new, portable propane tanks. Check for soot : There should not be any soot in or around appliances.

Costco also refills propane tanks, after first making sure the tank is empty and in a good condition to be refilled. The advertised price is $2.75 per gallon .

The man was refilling portable propane tanks with a larger one in front of an open flame propane heater at Don and Ann Davis Memorial Park in Newport on Monday, Dec. 12, the Newport Police ...