As if they aren’t already facing enough, firefighters in California also could encounter fire tornadoes — a rare but dangerous phenomenon in which wildfires create their own weather.

FOX 11 Los Angeles/YouTube A "fire tornado" was spotted among the flames raging Los Angeles. In video footage captured by Fox 11 on Friday, Jan. 10, viewers were able to see swirling winds ...

LOS ANGELES – Fire tornadoes are a rare and frightening phenomenon that can be produced by wildfires. These fiery whirlwinds of flames form when gusty winds interact with intense heat columns rising ...

Fire tornado in L.A.

As if they aren’t already facing enough, firefighters in California also could encounter fire tornadoes — a rare but dangerous phenomenon in which wildfires create their own weather.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A researcher describes the destructive power of the fires in Los Angeles, particularly the formation of fire ...

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 ...

Scientists are examining footage of a flaming vortex spotted amid the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles County, California on Friday. Authorities are trying to determine whether it is a rare fire tornado ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Fire tornadoes, also known as fire whirls, fire devils, or firenadoes, are a rare and dangerous weather phenomenon that can occur during intense wildfires. These swirling columns ...

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 ...