Watch: 'Firenado' caught on camera in California

By Euronews • Updated: 16/05/2014

View the story “‘Firenado’ caught on camera in California” on Storify‘Firenado’ caught on camera in CaliforniaStorified by euronews· Fri, May 16 2014 10:36:25
This is remarkable footage of a ‘firenado’ that formed amid the blazes ravaging southern California.

Several wildfires have hit areas of San Diego County, forcing thousands of people to flee their homes.

The phenomenon, spotted in the Falbrook-Bonsall area, is a combination of intense heat and strong winds. The pocket of rotating air feeds fresh oxygen to the fires.

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