Firefighters battling a massive wildfire in Missouri captured video of a “firenado”, or fire tornado, blowing flames into the sky.
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Officials said the blaze was largely contained by late Thursday but that they were continuing to damp down hotspots.
The inflow of the wind hitting the flames was colder than the fire, causing a “tornado affect”. For people living in those areas Emergency Management provides tips to prevent grass fires, and potentially save the lives of residents.
Dean Cull, deputy chief of the Southern Platte Fire Protection District, says Thursday’s fire burned mostly on Federal Bureau of Prisons land.
A total of 12 brush trucks, five tanker trucks filled with water and 60 firefighters from across the area worked to contain the fire.
There have been no reports of injuries.
Fire crews were call to the 28000 block of Northwest Missouri 92 Highway just after 10 a.m. Thursday.
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He said that’s when the fire spread over to Muskogee County and into Oktaha’s fire district.
