It’s Likely That a Flashover Occurred During the Swiss Bar Fire. Here’s What That Means.

A flashover was involved in the 2003 nightclub fire in Rhode Island that killed 100 people, a disaster that Mr. Kerber said ...
The Week

Flashover or sparkler bottles? What caused deadly Swiss Crans-Montana Constellation bar fire?

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

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 ...

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.

Champagne sparklers and a fast-spreading inferno: How a deadly Swiss bar tragedy unfolded

As young partygoers rang in the New Year at a packed bar in the Swiss Alps, the celebrating quickly turned into a nightmare when a devastating fire tore through the basement, killing at least 40 ...
New Atlas

Scientists design AI-based system to warn firefighters of flashovers

Thanks to a new AI-based system, however, firefighters may soon receive warnings when flashover is imminent. Typically, flashovers occur when a structure fire causes the temperature in an enclosed ...