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The Loyalton Fire burning in California near the border with Nevada jumped Highway 395 on August 15, forcing firefighters to provide protection as drivers moved their vehicles to avoid the fire. Video captured by the Truckee Meadows Fire and Rescue shows the incident. The fire department said vehicles were “stuck on the road.” “The crew provided protection and got the vehicles out of harms way,” they wrote on Twitter. The National Weather Service in Reno tweeted that “extreme fire behavior” would continue into Saturday evening with fire tornadoes possible. The NWS had earlier issued a tornado warning for the Loyalton Fire area, adding that so-called “firenadoes” were an “extreme weather phenomenon that can occur with rotating fire columns.” By 5 pm, the fire was estimated to have grown to 20,000 acres and was 5 per cent contained. Evacuation orders had been issued for several surrounding areas. Credit: Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue via Storyful