A California wildfire spawned an apparent fire tornado Thursday, a phenomenon that's happened several times in recent years in the state. Caught on camera: This large fire tornado was generated ...

The fire whirl was fuelled by intense heat and high winds surrounding a blaze in California. A burning car pushed into a gully sparked the state’s largest wildfire of the year, authorities said.

Following is the text of the video. This is a "firenado," or fire tornado. It formed out of wildfires in Arganil, Portugal. Firenados are swirling columns of fire, but they aren't really tornados.

Mapping the global heatwave Why wildfires are breaking out in the 'wrong' countries "We are seeing fire whirls - literally what can be described as a tornado," California department of forestry ...

"We are seeing fire whirls - literally what can be described as a tornado," California department of forestry and fire protection (CalFire) chief Ken Pimlott told reporters. "This fire was whipped ...

In Northern California, fire risk likely to be highest in Bay Area Parts of Northern California saw a soaking rain late last month, and the moistened vegetation in areas such as Humboldt and ...