A Swiss nightclub where at least 47 people were killed and 115 injured had been rated just 6.5 out of 10 for safety, with a combination of flammable interiors and limited escape routes now emerging as ...

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 ...

Even dressed in professional gear, surviving this phenomenon is highly improbable due to the high temperatures, speed, and because there is no safe place left inside. A flashover, a thermal bomb with ...