Watch terrifying moment FIRENADOS rage through LA hills as firefighters face crucial 48hr window to finally stop blazes
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TERRIFYING footage from the LA hills shows fire tornadoes raging across the Pacific Palisades and igniting new fires as firefighters brace for more devastation. Several regions of California have been decimated by the raging infernos that have claimed the lives of 24 people and seen over 100,000 people flee their homes.
![[Huge fire tornados have been spotted in the Palisades fires in LA]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/inferno-twister-watch-terrifying-moment-963470118.jpg?strip=all&w=611)
The Palisades Fire which has torn through 23,713 acres of land and killed eight people in less than a week is one of the most destructive blazes in Californian history. Now, as fears rise for further destruction with severe winds forecast for the days ahead, shocking footage shows how high winds and extreme temperatures create terrifying firenados.
![[The terrifying phenomenon is caused by extreme temperatures, high winds and air pressure changes]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/inferno-twister-watch-terrifying-moment-963470112.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
One clip taken by a news chopper above the San Fernando Valley shows raging fires being whipped up by the wind into tornado-like funnels. While the fires on the ground continue to burn, the flames picked up by the wind elongate high into the sky and whip around threatening to set alight anything that was previously out of reach.
![[Smoke and flames are whipped up creating huge funnels that can go hundreds of meters into the air]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/inferno-twister-watch-terrifying-moment-963470120.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
This phenomenon also known as fire devils is caused when fires and raging so intensely that they can create their own weather system thanks to extreme heat and changing air pressures. KCAL News Meteorologist Dani Ruberti explained: "The heat is so incredibly intense that the air starts to rise and it starts to pull in the surrounding air ... kind of creating that spinning vortex.
