Crews battle ‘fire whirls’ as part of California blaze in Mojave Desert

Flames rise from the York Fire in the Mojave National Preserve, California (AP)

Crews have battled “fire whirls” in California’s Mojave National Preserve as a massive wildfire crossed into Nevada amid dangerously high temperatures and raging winds.

The York Fire was mapped at roughly 120 square miles on Monday with no containment.