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 ...

When a flame in a room is not quickly put out, hot gases rise to the ceiling and spread heat throughout the space, fire experts say.

Flammable sound-proofing material is likely to blame for the rapid spread of the deadly fire at a Swiss ski resort, Sky News has been told. The disaster occurred during the early hours of Thursday at ...

At least 40 people died and 119 others were injured as a result of the New Year's Day fire New footage has emerged that shows the moment a fatal fire broke out at a Swiss ski resort, which officials ...

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 ...

A haunting new photo captured the moment lit sparklers attached to champagne bottles ignited the ceiling at the Le Constellation nightclub in Switzerland — as officials have now confirmed the flares ...

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 ...

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 ...