The fatal fire that engulfed a Swiss bar on New Year's Eve would likely have killed even a firefighter in full protective gear — let alone the hundreds of young people freely celebrating inside. At ...

The term "flashover" is often used in connection with serious fires. The Valais authorities assume that such an event could also have occurred in Crans-Montana VS. But what exactly does that mean?

(CNN) — Swiss authorities have said that a deadly fire at a ski resort bar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, rapidly developed into a “flashover” – a dangerous phenomenon in which everything in a room ...

The New Year’s Day inferno that ripped through a crowded bar in southern Switzerland, killing at least 40 people and injuring 119, spread so rapidly because of what is known as a flashover, local ...

A flashover is an event where an entire room is rapidly engulfed in flames. By John Yoon The cause of the fire that left dozens dead at a bar in Switzerland in the early hours of Thursday is still ...

Swiss authorities have said that a deadly fire at a ski resort bar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, rapidly developed into a “flashover” – a dangerous phenomenon in which everything in a room ignites ...