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 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 tornado ...

Meteorologist Adam Krueger explains that the fire tornado forms when hot air rises and meets lateral winds, creating a spinning vortex. The phenomenon, while rare, has been compared to the ...

LOS ANGELES – An eerie fire whirl was spotted spinning amid the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles on Friday night ... Fire whirls on the larger side can be as strong as a small tornado. Larger fire whirls ...

The Palisades Fire, which has already claimed at least five lives, continues to spread eastward toward the 405 Freeway and the San Fernando Valley. This expansion has led to new evacuation orders ...