The Apopka Fire Department said lightning caused multiple fires overnight and confirmed two firefighters were injured while responding.

"Fire tornado" is the latest entrant on 2020's list of new, scary and destructive things. The "extreme fire activity," brought on by conditions in the ongoing Loyalton Fire in Northern California ...

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Timelapse footage captured by the University of California San Diego showed a terrifying development in the Park Fire as ...

While firefighters continued to battle the Los Angeles wildfires, dozens of people witnessed yet another weather phenomenon: a fire tornado. A Fox 11 Los Angeles video shows that the fire tornado ...

Research also suggests fire tornadoes can carry airborne embers ... “That’s also something that is dangerous and scary for first responders, or really anyone,” he said.

In 2018, a fire tornado the size of three football fields ... “That’s also something that is dangerous and scary for first responders, or really anyone,” he said. “It can change and ...

Fire tornadoes can make fires stronger by sucking ... Bukaty “That’s also something that is dangerous and scary for first responders, or really anyone,” he said. “It can change and maybe ...

What is a fire tornado capable of ... “That’s also something that is dangerous and scary for first responders, or really anyone,” he said. “It can change and maybe go in a different ...