Rare fire tornado seen in British Columbia
This fire whirl was seen over Gun Lake in British Columbia. Fire whirls are created when there is a combination of high fire intensity, strong winds and air mass instability.
Fire whirls are also known as a fire tornados and are intensely rotating columns of gas and flame.
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