During a destructive wildfire in Canada, a seldom-seen fire whirl was observed, and footage of this extraordinary event was made public.
The wildfire service in British Columbia has released dramatic footage of what they described as a fire whirl spinning over a lake during an out-of-control wildfire. Footage of the phenomenon was released showing the fire whirl spinning over a British Columbia lake during an out-of-control wildfire.
Ground personnel crews captured the dramatic footage from the Downton Lake wildfire in the Gun Lake area on August 17.The fire service said the fire whirl formed as a result of a "combination of high fire intensity, strong winds and air mass instability.". "These unique conditions and extreme fire behaviour are not experienced on the majority of fires in British Columbia."
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