Video of California fire whirl terrifies and amazes

By Daniel Chaitin

Published August 11, 2022 3:39am ET

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Video of California fire whirl terrifies and amazes — This Saturday, July 8, 2017, photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department shows a large fire whirl developing from erratic winds near Tepesquet Road in a wildfire east of Santa Maria, Calif., in Santa Barbara County, Calif. Wildfires barreled across the baking landscape of the western U.S. and Canada, destroying a smattering of homes, forcing thousands to flee and temporarily trapping children and counselors at a California campground. Southern California crews hope slightly cooler temperatures and diminishing winds will help in the battle Sunday. | (Mike Eliason/Santa Barbara County Fire Department via AP)

Social media lit up Wednesday with horror and amazement at a video showing a fire whirl in California.

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