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A massive earthquake struck Japan in 1923, causing a fire tornado that incinerated 38,000 people in 15 minutes and was so hot, people's feet were melted to the ground and they could not run away.

In the aftermath of the Great Japan Earthquake of 1923, when fire broke out around the city of Tokyo, 44,000 people went to the river to escape the flames, only to be closed in by the flames on all sides. Almost all were then, in a single moment, incinerated by a 300ft tall fire tornado

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1. When the allies bombed Hamburg in July 1943, the unusually warm and dry weather conditions created "a vortex and whirling updraft of super-heated air which created a 1,500-foot-high tornado of fire, a totally unexpected effect."

2. After the British set fire to Washington D.C. during the War Of 1812, a tornado appeared out of nowhere and put out the fire saving Washington D.C.

3. The greatest loss of life during the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake was not collapsing buildings or floods, but a massive fire tornado that killed over 38,000 in fifteen minutes

4. The first documented fire tornado occurred in Canberra, Australia in 2003. As opposed to a fire whirl (fire sucked up into the air), a fire tornado is a literal tornado made of fire.

5. The Peshtigo Fire a forest fire so hot it spawned fire tornadoes (fire whirls), and people that jumped in wells to escape the blaze were boiled alive.

6. A tornado appeared out of nowhere in Washington DC after the British set fire to the White House in 1814, putting out the flames

7. A fire whirl (fire tornado) killed 38,000 people in 15 minutes after the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake

8. In 1923 an earthquake struck Tokyo generating a 40 ft. tsunami. Within minutes nearly 136 fires had broken out within the city. Nearly 44,000 people sought refuge near the Sumida River when a 300 ft tall "fire tornado" or "dragon twist" blew through killing all but 300 of them.

9. During the Great Japan Earthquake-1923 nearly 44,000 were killed by a 300ft fire-tornado while seeking refuge near a river

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There are other types of wind circulations that do not get as strong or dangerous as tornadoes. These include gustnadoes, dust devils, steam devils and fire wheels.

The Great Chicago Fire was not the deadliest in American history. A largely forgotten fire in Peshtigo, Wisconsin which occurred on the same day as the Chicago fire took more lives. It also generated fire tornadoes strong enough to throw rail cars and houses into the air. - source

Though fire whirls are common, the first documented real fire-tornado hit Australia's capital in 2003.

Forest fires can develop their own wind and weather patterns, feeding back into how the fire spreads. Violent wildfires can generate tornadoes like fire whirls which have been known to hurl flaming logs and burning debris over considerable distances.

A Fire Whirl is a tornado that is induced by a fire and can reach up to 2000°

In 1923 a fire tornado spawned in the aftermath of an earthquake and killed approximately 38,000 people in 15 minutes.

A "fire tornado" sometimes occurs during wildfires or firestorms. It is a spinning vortex of flame and one of the largest ones reported was 500 m in diameter and had horizontal wind speeds of 250 km/h, similar to an F2 tornado.

In 1923 a fire tornado incinerated 36,000 people in under 15 minutes in Tokyo.

Canadian firefighter runs as a fire TORNADO heads his way