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 ...

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 ...

The Ohio Fire Academy's training trailer at the Middletown, Ohio fire headquarters gives firefighters first-hand experience battling and dealing with a flashover fire. Division Chief, training, for ...

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Black smoke and orange flames took over a demonstration area, showing the importance of home sprinkler systems. “We’ve gathered furniture from local places that people ...

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 ...