Viral Video: Firefighters captures footage of blazing 'Firenado' in United Kingdom

A firenado took place in Derbyshire, UK, firefighters captured a strange and rare phenomenon on film. The video was shared to Facebook on Tuesday, the Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service showed their followers a rare fire tornado - appropriately dubbed a 'firenado'.

In the video, swirling flames was rising up to the sky from a plastics factory that caught fire.

According to the Evening Standard, the fire tornado reached an astounding height of 50-feet before it could be controlled. Nobody was injured in the blazing fire, which even spread to a small site building and a number of fork lift trucks at the property.

After being shared online, the video collected over 5,000 'shares' and 3.5 lakh views. In a caption accompanying the video, the fire department also explained how the fire tornado, also known as a fire whirl, is formed.

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