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What causes a fire tornado to form out of a wildfire??

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User Luator
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Heat, rotating air, and conditions that strengthen that rotation by extending it out along its axis are the ingredients that make fire whirls.
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Fire tornadoes form when intense heat from a wildfire causes hot air to rush up from the ground. This happens when the air is rotating fast.

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