Fire Tornado

A fire tornado, or fire whirl, happens when a flame is under certain conditions (air temperature and currents being the two most important factors) and acquires a vertical vorticity. The image above shows one of these rare fire tornadoes rising from a burning building. Click here to view the first image in today’s viral picture gallery, courtesy of Imgur.com. Continue reading to see a fire tornado on video.

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