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?

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 ...

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 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 ...

Asheville firefighters had close calls at a house fire Monday. AFD Fire Chief Scott Burnette told WLOS three firefighters who lost the hose line were trapped in the room by the flashover. They bailed ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Portland Fire & Rescue crews experienced a “flashover” event while working to contain a fire in southeast Portland on Wednesday morning. Crews responded to a fire at a house ...