Mary Roeloffs is a Forbes breaking news reporter covering pop culture. A series of dangerous and unpredictable "fire whirls" have broken out on the California-Nevada state line as the York Fire ...

the park's Facebook page said that some witnesses noticed "fire whirls" on the north side of the flames. "While these can be fascinating to observe they are a very dangerous natural phenomena that ...

They may sound like something from science fiction, but "fire whirls" are in fact real. And the flaming vortexes have been spotted in recent days by firefighters battling a blaze along the ...

Fire whirls occur when superheated air near the surface of a large fire zone rises rapidly in an air mass that also spins, much like a dust devil or whirlwind. But instead of dust, the rapidly ...

the park's Facebook page said that some witnesses noticed "fire whirls" on the north side of the flames. "While these can be fascinating to observe they are a very dangerous natural phenomena that ...

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 ...