Los Angeles faces widespread devastation as a rare fire tornado hits amidst the Palisades blaze, which has claimed at least 11 lives and destroyed ove

Firenado refers to huge towers of fire that rise, twisting high into the air, similar to a tornado. Footage of a fire tornado around Pacific Palisades has gone viral on the internet as the Pacific Palisades wildfire continues to spread across Los Angeles County.

A large fire whirl, sometimes referred to as a 'firenado', was spotted spinning amid the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles on Friday night.