REDDING, Calif. (KGO) -- Two fire phenomenon are captured in two different videos: a fire whirl and a firenado. Fire whirls are rare, but can happen during a powerful fire like the Carr Fire, which ...

A wildfire that started in a California national park has burned tens of thousands of acres – and is so intense that it's spewing dangerous spinning whirlwinds of fire. Officials said that the York ...

LOS ANGELES (WPRI) — Check out this video of what is a “fire whirl” or as many often refer to it, “fire tornado.” This phenomenon actually is not a tornado and occurs during large wildfires when ...

LILLOOET, British Columbia (KLTV) - A combination of high fire intensity and strong winds created what the British Columbia wildfire service has called an incredibly rare “fire tornado.” The fire ...

SPOKANE, Wash. -- In the midst of the Oregon Road Fire last week, Spokane Valley firefighters captured the difficult conditions on the front line. Embedded in the flames were swirling tubes of fire; ...

They may sound like something from science fiction, but "fire whirls" are in fact real. And the flaming vortexes have been spotted in recent days by firefighters battling a blaze along the ...

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