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 ...

Authorities say the 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 almost ...

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A devastating fire at a bar in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana is believed to have been triggered by sparklers placed on champagne bottles that were raised too close to the ceiling, authorities ...

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 ...

Investigators said on Friday that they believe sparkling candles atop champagne bottles ignited the fatal fire at a Swiss ski resort when they came too close to the ceiling of a bar crowded with New ...

CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland — Swiss investigators believe sparklers on Champagne bottles started a fire in a bar at an Alpine ski resort that left 40 people dead and another 119 injured during a New ...

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 ...

At least 47 people died and 112 were injured in a fire at Crans-Montana bar The blaze started around 1:30 am during New Year's Eve celebrations at Le Constellation Candles on champagne bottles may ...

An official said the sparklers were attached to bottles of champagne held too close to the ceiling. Forty people died and more than 100 were injured. Many of the victims were teenagers. Ségolène Le ...