After deadly Gabriel House fire, Fall River demo aims to show how recalled sprinkler heads failed

Nearly a year after the Gabriel House assisted living fire in Fall River claimed 10 lives, the city's fire department, along ...
USA Today

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

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 ...
The New York Times

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

A flashover is an event where an entire room is rapidly engulfed in flames. By John Yoon The cause of the fire that left dozens dead at a bar in Switzerland in the early hours of Thursday is still ...
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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 experts call a flashover. Investigators in Crans-Montana believe flames at Le ...
CNN

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 ...
WSAZ

Home sprinkler demonstration highlights fire safety

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Black smoke and orange flames took over a demonstration area, showing the importance of home sprinkler systems. “We’ve gathered furniture from local places that people ...