It was a mesmerizing and scary second Friday evening, when a fireplace twister was whipped up … as large blazes continued to destroy parts of Los Angeles.

The twister — or “firenado” — was filmed by Fox 11 on the northern flank of the Palisades hearth — as winds whipped the large flames into the gorgeous climate phenomenon.

Fox11’s Adam Krueger marveled in the meanwhile … whereas explaining it happens when a breeze meets up with an updraft — inflicting a vortex, which picks up flames, ensuing within the firenado.

The Palisades Fireplace, which broke out on Tuesday, stays the biggest hearth ravaging Los Angeles County — it has destroyed greater than 21,000 acres in Pacific Palisades and Malibu, and is presently solely 8% contained, now probably the most harmful wildfire in Los Angeles historical past.

As of Saturday morning, there have been 11 confirmed useless throughout all L.A. fires — with greater than 100,000 evacuation orders issued … that listing rising in a single day to Brentwood and Encino because the blaze sweeps east within the Palisades.