Video shows a massive “smokenado” over a California wildfire as experts explain how wildfires can create ash devils and fire ...

Firefighters battling a blaze in Homeland, California were caught off guard by a fire tornado on May 19 – a powerful spinning column of smoke and flame shooting into the sky.

While they look like tornadoes, fire whirls are generated by the fire itself, not by a storm system. Officials warn that fire whirls can be dangerous and complicate firefighting efforts by throwing ...