Firefighters in Utah captured the moment a wildfire turned into a fire vortex. This happened when extreme wind and hot air from the fire mixed, sending a funnel of smoke and flames into the air.

On July 12, a rare vortex formed over the Deer Creek Fire, whipping flames into the air and causing additional structure damage. No

Firefighters on the scene of the 10,000-acre Deer Creek Fire in southern Utah captured video of a massive vortex of fire and smoke swirling in the

A new fire in the southeastern Utah town of La Sal has forced county officials to tell nearby residents to leave the area.

A 10,058-acre Utah fire has crossed over the border into Colorado as the Southwest continues to experience wildfires, including one that created a vortex of flames over the weekend on the Grand Canyon’s North Rim.