What is a flashover? How deadly Swiss bar fire may have spread so quickly

The deadly Swiss bar fire may have spread quickly, hiking temperatures up to 1,000 degrees in a matter of seconds.
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The Swiss ski resort blaze quickly developed into a ‘flashover,’ authorities say. Here’s what that means

Photo showing the bar where a fire broke out during New Year's Eve celebrations in the Alpine ski resort town of Crans-Montana, taken on Friday. - Maxime Schmid/AFP/Getty Images Swiss authorities have ...
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'Flashover' phenomenon made bar fire especially deadly

Authorities probing a fire that killed dozens at a Swiss ski-resort bar say it appears to be a textbook case of what fire ...
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Massachusetts firefighters train with flashover simulator in Huntington

HUNTINGTON, Mass. (WWLP) – Firefighters across Massachusetts are scheduled to perform training in the area of Gateway Regional High School on Saturday. The Huntington Fire Department says the ...
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Lackawanna County firefighters learn life-saving skills

DICKSON CITY, Pa. — A fire department in Lackawanna County hosted potentially lifesaving training on Sunday. The Dickson City Fire Department is putting together the State Fire Academy's Flashover ...
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The Swiss ski resort blaze quickly developed into a ‘flashover,’ authorities say. Here’s what that means

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 ...