A rare fire whirl was spotted at Gun Lake in British Colombia, about 6 hours north of Vancouver. Canadian authorities say this terrifying sight of the fire tornado is created from a combination of high intense fires, high humidity and air mass instability.
00:00This shocking footage coming out of Fire Ravage Canada, a rare fire whirl spotted at Gun Lake in British Columbia, about six hours north of Vancouver.
00:09Canadian authorities say this terrifying sight of the fire whirl is created from a combination of high-intensity fires, high humidity and air mass instability.
00:18According to the statement, fire whirls, also known as fire tornadoes, are an incredibly rare phenomenon with an intensely rotating column of gas and flame.
00:27According to PBS, so far 37 million acres have burned in Canada, eclipsing a record set in 1989 with no sign of slowing down.
