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Fire Tornado: Scary Weather or Scariest Weather?

By Brian Barrett Published August 25, 2010, 4:00 pm ET

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdaMBB62vrg

This is a real thing: fire combines with strong dry winds to create a fire tornado. One happened just yesterday in Aracatuba, Brazil. Here’s the footage, taken by someone much braver/crazier than I’ll ever be.

At least now we know why Wheeler and Linka never got together. [ITN News]

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