The tornado-like phenomenon occurs when intense heat causes air to rise and spin, with ash, embers and debris mixing into a rotating column.
Firefighters captured video of a mini tornado known as an ash devil swirling above the San Bernardino County desert after the Trinity fire.
Firefighters witnesses a rare and dangerous phenomenon known as an ash devil while battling the 19-acre Trinity Fire in Phelan on Friday, officials said. The vegetation fire ignited about 11:50 a.m.
Firefighters witnessed a rare and dangerous phenomenon known as an ash devil while battling the 19-acre Trinity Fire in Phelan on Friday, officials said.
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