Watch Wind Vortex Spiral Within Aussie Brush Fire

Nov. 13, 2019
A volunteer firefighter recorded the chaotic conditions in Queensland as wind gusts tossed around debris while one of the area's many brush fires continued to burn.

A volunteer firefighter in Australia captured video of a wind vortex tossing debris through the air as one of many devastating brush fires rages on.

The footage was recorded by volunteer firefighter Dan Boswood at Lake Mary in mid-north Queensland, according to The Guardian. Since last week, the eastern states of Queensland and New South Wales have been consumed by dozens of brush fires.

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