Reuters (Reuters) — Amateur video shot on Monday (February 6) shows a fire tornado forming during a bushfire near Exmouth Gulf in Western Australia.
Danny Robinson, who works at Giralia Station recorded the fire and smoke tornado which was about six kilometers away from his location.
Robinson told Reuters in an email that the bushfire started around 16:00 p.m. (0800 GMT) last Sunday (February 5).
“The upward forces of the fire tornado managed to rip and tear shrubs completely out of the ground, tossing them some tens of meters into the air,” wrote Robinson.
“The flames reached some 60 feet high and the smoke vortex was displayed for about ten minutes up to probably a height of about 300 meters skywards before dispersing,” Robinson added.
The fire was controlled by firefighters from the Department of Parks and Wildlife.
