Rare fire tornado seen in blaze

By Marty Silk
Updated October 26 2012 - 9:13am, first published 8:50am
Pillar of flame … a fire tornado near Thargomindah, in Queensland, rises 300 metres into the air.
Pillar of flame … a fire tornado near Thargomindah, in Queensland, rises 300 metres into the air.

FIREFIGHTERS battling a huge grassfire in Queensland have witnessed a rarely seen phenomenon: a fire tornado.

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