Local concerns faded fast when people saw stunning damage in areas from Tampa and Sarasota on the Gulf of Mexico to tornado-battered ... were expected to move in, fire destroyed the eight-story ...

For instance, what can he mean when he says, ‘Once it chanced that I stood in the very abutment of a rainbow’s arch ... ‘Now the fire in the north increases wonderfully, not shooting ...

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 ...

A fire tornado -- also known as a fire whirl or fire devil -- is a spinning column of air created by a wildfire.

As if they aren’t already facing enough, firefighters in California also could encounter a rare but dangerous phenomenon in ...

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 ...

A rare and terrifying fire tornado was captured on video as it ripped through the Palisades Fire zone in Los Angeles, a grim testament to the escalating devastation caused by wildfires. The Palisades ...

Fire whirl, fire devil, fire tornado or even firenado — scientists, firefighters and regular folks use multiple terms to describe similar phenomena, and they don’t always agree on what’s what.

This fiery column can grow stronger as more hot air feeds into it. A fire tornado can stretch hundreds of feet into the sky and have winds that spin at speeds over 100 miles per hour. It’s ...

Video footage from Friday shows a rotating inferno surrounded by smoke in the Pacific Palisades fire that has devastated the LA area.

Fire whirl, fire devil, fire tornado or even firenado — scientists, firefighters and regular folks use multiple terms to describe similar phenomena, and they don't always agree on what's what.