A flashover was involved in the 2003 nightclub fire in Rhode Island that killed 100 people, a disaster that Mr. Kerber said the blaze in Switzerland appeared to resemble. In that case, pyrotechnics ignited by a band playing at the club, the Station, set soundproofing foam lining the walls and ceiling ablaze.

A flashover, the near-simultaneous ignition of everything in a room, is so fast that even firefighters in full protective gear are unlikely to survive, experts say.

Authorities probing a fire that killed dozens at a Swiss ski-resort bar say it appears to be a textbook case of what fire experts call a flashover. Investigators in Crans-Montana believe flames at Le Constellation,

AGAWAM — A quick decision made by fire chief Alan Sirois to order all firefighters out of a burning duplex on Walnut Street Tuesday night undoubtedly saved lives, a state fire official said. That's because a flashover erupted just as fire crews left the ...

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 Systems, providing students with instruction in fire ...

Don't panic. The smoke billowing into the July afternoon sky behind Green Fire Station #1 is a drill, according to the Green Fire Department. Instructors from the Ohio Fire Academy are leading crews from the Coventry, New Franklin, Lakemore and Green fire ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Seven Chicago firefighters were injured Saturday while battling a large house fire in the city's Roseland neighborhood on the South Side. Fire officials arrived at the home near 112th Street and Princeton Avenue just after 3:20 p.m ...

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 Simulator Training Program at Eagle Hose Company Number 1.