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How do fire tornados form?

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Most likely "fire tornadoes" form by a mechanism similar to dust devils. The hot air produced by a fire creates and updraft and more air must move in to replace it. Interaction with vegetation, buildings, local topography, and the wind can sometimes give this in-rushing air a spin.

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