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?

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 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 ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — A firefighter and two other people were transported to an area hospital following a Thursday afternoon house fire. The firefighter is presently undergoing treatment for mild to ...

A Williamstown volunteer firefighter is recovering after being caught in a ceiling collapse and flashover at a fire that broke out on Humes Ridge Road Tuesday evening.Matt Combs is seen on the body ...

DUNLAP, Iowa (KTIV) - A fire on Wednesday, Aug. 6, destroyed a business in an Iowa town of a little over 1,000 people. City officials confirmed a fire took place in Dunlap at Rockin K Solutions, a ...

When Melea Tejedas decided to break things off with Spencer Tejedas in 2014, they had been dating for only a few months. She was falling for him, but her father was terminally ill. “I told Spencer, ‘I ...

MANASSAS, Va. (WUSA9) – A fire swept through four townhomes in Manassas early Wednesday morning, forcing 15 people from their homes. The fire was first reported around 3:27 a.m. in the 9000 block of ...