California Wildfire: Shock video shows scary ‘FIRENADOS’ as blaze rips through California

Friday, July 27, 2018
By Paul Martin

A CALIFORNIA fire caused a terrifying “firenado” after a deadly car fire burnt out of control and the flames that were “whipping and whirling” were caught in shock video footage.

By THOMAS HUNT
Express.co.uk
Fri, Jul 27, 2018

At least two firefighters have died fighting a fast-growing wildfire that sent residents fleeing from the northern Californian city of Redding, where homes and businesses burned and power was cut on Friday, fire officials said.

The Shasta County Carr Fire grew by about 60 percent overnight, scorching 44,450 acres (18,000 hectares), state fire officials said.

Fire officials on Friday said the blaze killed a second firefighter, after earlier claiming the life of one operating a bulldozer. It was just three percent contained and threatened almost 500 homes and businesses, state officials claimed.

It has moved east from the communities of Whiskeytown and Shasta and crossed the Sacramento River to threaten the city of Redding, home to 90,000 people. Fire officials said the mechanical failure of a vehicle sparked the blaze on Monday.

Winds were forecast to reach speeds of 25 miles (40 km) per hour, with temperatures reaching 110 Fahrenheit (43 Celsius), conditions that could fan the flames further.

Cal Fire spokesman Scott Kenney, said: “When you’re dealing with temperatures that high, it’s really, really hot heat.

“Stress, as far as heat exhaustion and heat stroke, are really serious situations that a firefighter can get into, so the tactics kind of get hindered by temperatures that high.”

The Carr Fire is one of 88 burning nationally, mostly across the American west, one of which prompted the closure of much of Yosemite National Park.

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