"Pyrotornado" confirmed by researchers

[Matt Zumbrunn]

August ‘pyrotornado’ in Canada validated by researchers - Wildfire Today

A video that claimed to show a rarely-seen wildfire phenomenon went viral in August. Now, researchers have confirmed its legitimacy.An “extensive investigation” led by researchers at Western University’s Northern Tornadoes Project in Ontario started after the video of a vortex above British...

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Note: this wasnt just a firewhirl.