A swirling column of flames was captured on video. The "fire whirl" is circulating on social media. Los Angeles is battling powerful fires that have already destroyed over 12,000 hectares.

The York fire started on 28 July in California and has now expanded towards Nevada. The Mojave National Preserve reports that less than 30% of the fire has been contained. The shuttle with four ...

Both these holocausts were caused by winds which whipped the fires into swirling columns called fire whirls, or vortexes. These whirls speed up the burning rate and spread fires by picking up ...

One or more of the following is usually involved: high rate of spread, prolific crowning and/or spotting, presence of fire whirls, strong convection column. Predictability is difficult because ...

LOS ANGELES – An eerie fire whirl was spotted spinning amid the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles on Friday night. Sometimes referred to as 'firenados', fire whirls are spinning columns of hot air ...