PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- Caught on camera: A 'firenado' or 'fire whirl' quickly spun up in the high heat of the Los Angeles wildfires Friday night.
During a helicopter flight from KOIN 6's sister station, KTLA in Los Angeles, a firenado was caught tearing through the dry hills of southern California.
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A firenado or fire whirl forms when the high heat from the fire drives the air violently upwards.