Examples of flashover in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The reason is a phenomenon called flashover, in which electric current flows over the surface of the body and largely bypasses the internal organs. — The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2021 When crews were able to get into the home, the immediate rush of oxygen to the fire caused a flashover, NOFD said, and intense fire at extremely high temperatures surged toward the firefighters entering the building. — Carlie Wells, NOLA.com, 13 Nov. 2020 The experts determined the fire was caused by the effects of flashover and had one point of origin. — Lauren Castle, azcentral, 23 Mar. 2020 Among them: Toledo, Ohio, firefighters Jamie Dickman, 31, and Stephen Machcinski, 42, killed in a flashover on Jan. 26, 2014. — Mike Hendricks, kansascity, 13 July 2018 Even more dangerous than a rollover is a flashover. — Sean Flynn, Esquire, 9 Mar. 2017 Unlike a rollover, however, a flashover happens everywhere at once; every molecule of atmosphere, every object in the vicinity, instantly turns to fire. — Sean Flynn, Esquire, 9 Mar. 2017 To show the effects of a flashover, rollover and the better understanding of a blaze, the Olmsted Township Fire Department hosted a regional fire training simulator last week that also included Olmsted Falls and North Olmsted firefighters. — Joanne Berger Dumound/special To Cleveland.com., cleveland.com, 5 June 2017 Olmsted Township helped its firefighters and those of two other departments learn more about fires, including rollovers and flashovers, that occur in a blaze. — Joanne Berger Dumound/special To Cleveland.com., cleveland.com, 5 June 2017

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