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 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 ...
(CNN) — 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 ...
"When your house is on fire and you call 911, it's hard to even talk. And I just said, 'This is Jim Jaeger, 9550 Cunningham Road, and the house is on fire," he said. Fire Chief Steve Ashbrock said ...
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 ...
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 ...