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A combination of extreme heat and low humidity triggered fires across a Florida Paulista sugarcane field last Thursday in Brazil. Though local fire emergency crews eventually managed to get the blaze under control, winds briefly whipped up a fierce fire swirl in the São Paulo municipality – and it happened to be caught on camera....

A large vortex or “firenado” was filmed as it sucked up smoke and flames from the Deer Creek Fire in San Juan County, Utah on Saturday. The uncommon event also damaged a fire truck. The fire, which was found July 10, was still out of control as of Monday and the cause was still unknown.

Footage of California’s Loyalton fire, burning northwest of Reno, Nev., near the state line, appears to show the formation of a rare fire tornado, or “firenado.” As of Monday morning, the fire had grown to 200,000 acres.

An amazing firenado was caught on video in the middle of a grassfire in Oregon.

Mon, Aug 15: Dr. Elaine Oran of the University of Maryland leads a team of researchers which thinks it has found an eco-friendly option to clean up oil spills – fire tornadoes, also known as ‘firenadoes.’

Firefighters from the Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service captured a rare “firenado” on camera during a blaze at a plastics factory in Derbyshire.

A couple in Blythe, Calif. caught on camera a powerful firenado that transitioned into a water spout along the Colorado River on Saturday.

Video posted to social media on Friday from the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu shows strong winds whipping flames from the Woolsey fire into what appears to be a firenado.

Sparks fell down like snow after a New Year’s eve bonfire spun of control on Tuesday causing multiple fires to break out in Dutch sea side resort of Scheveningen, where the ‘firenado’ swept across the beach front causing embers to blow across the town.

The wildfires in California are causing damage but have also been the source of an amazing sight. On Wednesday a ‘firenado’ could be quickly seen in the Fallbrook-Bonsall area. The fire funnels up into the air in a similar fashion to a tornado.

Camera captures spinning pillar of flame inside California’s Sherpa wildfire.

Sparks fell down like snow after a New Year’s eve bonfire spun of control on Tuesday causing multiple fires to break out in Dutch sea side resort of Scheveningen, where the ‘firenado’ swept across the beach front causing embers to blow across the town.

A ‘firenado’ threatened properties while a waterbombing helicopter crashed on Saturday, as firefighters along the east coast of Australia tackled over 100 bushfires.

Over 200 firefighters were called to tackle a brush fire in Gorman, California on Wednesday, after the blaze spread to more than 150 acres. Soaring temperatures and turbulent winds formed a “firenado” from the flames of the bushfire. Also known as “fire devils,” these are towers of fire that are formed when hot, dry air...

Portuguese firefighter Vitor Hugo captured a “firenado” on October 7 in the central province of Arganil, Portugal.

While battling the deadly, fast-growing Carr Fire in California’s Shasta County on Thursday, firefighters spotted a fire whirl, often known as a ‘firenado,’ swirling across a road.

Firefighters from the Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service released an additional video of a second “firenado” that formed during a factory fire in Derbyshire on Tuesday.

Newly released footage from California officials shows what they called a “fire tornado” burning in Redding as the Carr Fire entered the city on July 26, resulting in the death of one firefighter.