Fire Tornado
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‘Fire tornado’: Video captures jaw-dropping phenomenon at B.C. wildfireThe 'incredibly rare' phenomenon was captured last week by overnight ground personnel working the Downton Lake fire, burning in the Gun Lake area north of Pemberton.FireAug 22, 2023
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Incredible fire tornado shocks wildfire crew in northern B.C.Video captured and posted to social media shows some B.C. wildfire fighters dealing with a huge blaze near Vanderhoof, including a fire whirl or fire tornado.CanadaSep 17, 2018
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Massive California wildfire tornado killed firefighter in Redding, officials sayOfficials say a firefighter who died while helping people evacuate a Northern California blaze was killed by a fire tornado that at one point reached a temperature of 1,480 C.EnvironmentAug 16, 2018
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‘Firenadoes’ form during intense blaze at U.K. plastics factoryBritish firefighters battling a blaze at a plastics factory on Tuesday came face-to-face with a "firenado" that formed.ScienceAug 9, 2018
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Fire tornado sends horses running, torches Australian ranchAmateur video shot on Monday shows a fire tornado forming during a bushfire near Exmouth Gulf in Western Australia.EnvironmentFeb 7, 2017
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Firenado in Oregon farmer’s field caught on cameraThe Cornelius Fire Department tweeted a video Friday of a firenado.NewsAug 13, 2016
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‘The fear is how dry will it get’: Lesser Slave Lake fire chief on Alberta’s tinder-dry conditionsFollowing an incredibly mild winter by provincial standards, there is concern that Mother Nature's passiveness over the past few months may result in a particularly long and dangerous wildfire season this spring and summer.CanadaApr 17, 2016
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WATCH: California wildfires spawn firenadoThe wildfires sweeping across parts of California created a spectacular sight on Wednesday -- a firenado.WeatherMay 15, 2014
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Firenado? Unlike a sharknado, it’s a real thingA firenado, or fire whirl, is a real thing, as one woman witnessed earlier this week.ScienceMay 9, 2014
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