{"id":306255,"date":"2026-01-02T15:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T15:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/basement-fires-are-among-the-most-difficult-to-tackle-expert-says\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T15:00:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T15:00:17","slug":"basement-fires-are-among-the-most-difficult-to-tackle-expert-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/basement-fires-are-among-the-most-difficult-to-tackle-expert-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Basement fires are among the most difficult to tackle, expert says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/D6Gh3Ayq06o\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Basement fires are among the most difficult to tackle, expert says\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D6Gh3Ayq06o\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A retired firefighter has told Sky News that basement fires are among the most difficult to tackle.<\/p>\n<p>A basement with a single exit, as appears to be the case at Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, should only hold around 60 people, Steve Dudeney said.<\/p>\n<p>But with a couple of hundred people said to be partying there on New Year&#8217;s Eve, he questions whether there were enough, or suitable, exits in place.<\/p>\n<p>Live updates: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/switzerland-latest-several-killed-after-explosion-at-swiss-ski-resort-bar-reports-13489063<\/p>\n<p>#switzerland #cransmontana #skynews<\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews<\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/<br \/>\nFor more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&#038;hl=en_GB<\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A retired firefighter has told Sky News that basement fires are among the most difficult to tackle. A basement with a single exit, as appears to be the case at Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, should only hold around 60 people, Steve Dudeney said. But with a couple of hundred people said to be partying [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":306256,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[128811],"tags":[131443,130399,128947],"actors":[],"class_list":["post-306255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sky-news","tag-firefighter","tag-retired","tag-told"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Basement fires are among the most difficult to tackle, expert says | News ISC Videos<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Watch Basement fires are among the most difficult to tackle, expert says for free, here on News ISC. 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