Gallery: How the Blue Cut Blaze Spawns Those Insane Firenadoes
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A fire tornado ("firenado") forms near cars parked on a country road in the Blue Cut fire near Wrightwood, California on August 17, 2016.
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Flames close in on cars parked along a country road at the Blue Cut fire near Wrightwood, California on August 17, 2016.
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Flames from the Blue Cut fire shoot into the sky near Wrightwood, California, on August 17, 2016.
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Tall flames rise near a high voltage power line tower at the Blue Cut Fire near Wrightwood, California on August 17, 2016.
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A firefighting helicopter drops fire retardant on the Blue Cut Fire near Wrightwood, California on August 17, 2016.
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Firefighters monitor the Blue Cut fire traveling on the side of Lytle Creek Road, in San Bernardino County, on August 17, 2016.
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Firefighters monitor the Blue Cut fire burning alongside Lytle Creek Road, in San Bernardino County on August 17, 2016.
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With the full moon in the background, firefighters monitor the Blue Cut fire traveling on the side of Lytle Creek Road, in San Bernardino County, on August 17, 2016.
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Smoke rises from a burned grove of trees at the Blue Cut wildfire in Wrightwood, California on August 17, 2016.
