it birthed a remarkable fire tornado, a product of the high temperatures and hot air from the fire creating a column of superheated air that began to rotate as it rose. The twister was 1,000 feet wide and tore through the area, uprooting trees, tearing roofs off houses, and throwing power lines and cars into the air. Whirling at 143 mph, it reached temperatures of 2,700 degrees and heights of 17,000 feet. A firefighter died when the tornado snatched his 5,000-pound truck and flipped it down a road. Redding’s
