Firefighter Reaches Safety After Escaping 'Fire Tornado'

A firefighter in St Albert, Canada, was forced to jump into a river to escape a whirling column of fire and smoke that formed during a brush fire on April 16. This video shows the firefighter, who was named in reports</a> as Vincent Pashko, jumping into the Sturgeon river to escape. He was able to reach safety and was not injured. This dramatic new video of the incident reveals a much closer view of events than earlier versions. Credit: Stuart Loomis