A wildfire in northern California spawned at least one fire tornado on Saturday, prompting the National Weather Service (NWS) to issue a tornado warning as the state continues to endure a heatwave and wildfires. "Extremely dangerous fire behavior noted on the Loyalton Fire! Rotating columns and potential for fire whirls," NWS Reno tweeted on Saturday. | CGTN

The titanic fire tornado that killed a firefighter and ravaged Redding on July 26 as the Carr Fire hit its peak has presented fire crew leaders with a frightening new challenge: how to battle a raging cyclone of flame. Read more: http://bit.ly/2MkLaBn | SFGATE