The leading theory for the Swiss ski resort bar fire suggests that sparklers attached to bottles for show ignited the ceiling ...

TEENAGERS are believed to be among the victims of a deadly “flashover” inferno at a packed bar in Swiss ski resort.

The fire broke out shortly after midnight at Le Constellation, a basement-level venue packed with hundreds of mostly young ...

EADaily, January 1st, 2026. Several dozen people died in a fire at the Le Constellation bar in the Valais ski resort in Crans ...

JACKSON, MI - The temperature rose to about 1,100 degrees in a dark, enclosed compartment. Even in breathing masks and special turnout gear, firefighters exposed to such heat could survive for only ...

Flashover training is essential for firefighters. Although this type of training used to be rare, it has become more and more commonplace as the cost of the flashover prop has dropped and departments ...

Flashover training offers firefighters the opportunity to observe fire behavior and the signs that lead to a flashover. Training will be conducted in a Phase 1 training container from Swede Survival ...

RACELAND -- From outside the burning box, belching brown smoke through every orifice, it looks like only a madman would volunteer to go inside. Inside the box, where fountains of flame continually ...

DAYTONA BEACH — With a small torch, Scott Hardin lighted what he hoped would soon become one of the most dangerous fires a firefighter can face: a flashover or backdraft. The metal trailer in which he ...

An air gap flashover occurs between an energized conductor and a tree during high-voltage testing. Following the Northeast blackout of Aug. 14, 2003, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and, ...

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 ...

Oct. 17—NEOSHO, Mo. — A piece of equipment used to simulate a critical hazard in a structure fire could soon benefit both Neosho and Joplin firefighters. Pending final approval from the Neosho City ...