( 4UMF NEWS ) Tornado Of Fire Hits Australia:
An astonished filmmaker is coming to grips with the moment he witnessed one of nature’s rarest phenomenons – a tornado comprised entirely of fire- and lived to tell the tale.
Chris Tangey had been out in Alice Springs, Australia, scouting locations for a new movie. After finishing the task, he went over to help workers at a cattle station when he was confronted by one of nature’s most intimidating spectacles.
Just 300-metres away was a 30-metre high fire swirl which ‘sounded like a fighter jet‘ despite there being no wind in the area.
These fire tornadoes are a natural rarity, but when they occur they predictably cause significant damage.
A fire tornado, also know as a fire devil, is caused when a column of warm, rising air comes into contact – or causes – a fire on the ground.
These fire whirls are known to last for around two minutes on the very rare occasions they take place.
