The sequence is impressive.
While firefighters from the Marne fought against a hearth of the gigantic fire of Gironde, a huge column of flames and smoke formed and moved a few meters from them while spinning, this Friday August 12.
This phenomenon was captured and then relayed on social networks.
“The fight against forest fires continues in the Gironde department.
A tornado of fire passes behind the forest fire intervention group with our Marne firefighters.
Good luck and be careful!
“, tweeted the account of the firefighters of 51.
These fire tornadoes are not uncommon.
A similar scene was captured on August 10 in the area of the raging "Sam fire" in California.
They form when a dust devil meets a fire.
The hot, dry air rises sharply skyward and forms a vortex near the fire.
These whirlpools can even be several hundred meters high, move over hundreds of meters, and reach an internal temperature of 1,500 to 2,000°C.
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More than 1,100 firefighters are still mobilized day and night to fight the worst fire in France at the moment, while 7,400 ha have already been ravaged by flames in Gironde and in the Landes.
361 firefighters arrive gradually, from various European countries, to support the French firefighters.
