A spinning fire vortex spotted on video Friday among the flames in a raging Pacific Palisades wildfire looks similar to a tornado, but scientists are still examining whether it was a rare fire ...

Fire Tornado' formed in the Palisades Fire. Fox 11 Los Angeles / YouTube A rare and terrifying fire tornado was captured on video as it ripped through the Palisades Fire zone in Los Angeles ...

A rare and terrifying fire tornado was captured on video as it ripped through the Palisades Fire zone in Los Angeles, a grim testament to the escalating devastation caused by wildfires.

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15, 2025, in Worcester, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) This image taken from video released by Cal Fire shows a fire tornado over Lake Keswick Estates, on July 26, 2018, near Redding, Calif. (Cal ...

This fiery column can grow stronger as more hot air feeds into it. A fire tornado can stretch hundreds of feet into the sky and have winds that spin at speeds over 100 miles per hour. It’s ...

Fire whirl, fire devil, fire tornado or even firenado — scientists, firefighters and regular folks use multiple terms to describe similar phenomena, and they don't always agree on what's what.

Authorities are trying to determine whether it is a rare fire tornado or a 'fire whirl'. The Palisades Fire continues to burn, one among several wildfires that have destroyed over 40,000 acres in ...

Fire whirl, fire devil, fire tornado or even firenado — scientists, firefighters and regular folks use multiple terms to describe similar phenomena, and they don’t always agree on what’s what.