Firenado refers to huge towers of fire that rise, twisting high into the air, similar to a tornado. Footage of a fire tornado around Pacific Palisades has gone viral on the internet as the Pacific Palisades wildfire continues to spread across Los Angeles County.

Los Angeles faces widespread devastation as a rare fire tornado hits amidst the Palisades blaze, which has claimed at least 11 lives and destroyed ove

For five consecutive days, wildfires fanned by strong winds have ravaged neighborhoods in Los Angeles, destroying more than 12,300 homes and buildings and leaving at least 11 dead. Fresh evacuations were ordered from Mandeville Canyon to the Interstate 405 freeway on Friday evening because of a flare up of the massive Palisades Fire.