It may take years before scientists come to a consensus on what to exactly call this vortex — a fire whirl, as named by the National Weather Service, or a fire tornado. Whatever it’s called, it’s ...

Aug. 03 -- REDDING, CA -- As authorities sifted the rubble from the fire that burned more than 1,000 residences in Shasta County, they were startled by what they encountered. A soaring transmission ...

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 tornado ...

The wildfire has forced mandatory evacuations in Butte, where California's deadliest blaze, the Camp Fire, killed more than 80 people in 2018. The 400-strong population of Cohasset has already been ...

A “firenado” was filmed by firefighters tackling a huge blaze at a plastics factory in Swadlincote, Derbyshire. The towering inferno can be seen reaching up to the sky through billowing black smoke, ...