Fire Twister

Fire Twister

Year: 2015

Runtime: 85 mins

Language: English

Director: George Erschbamer

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After a bomb attack on a fuel storage facility, a massive wall of fire threatens Los Angeles. Environmental activist Scott finds himself caught up in the disaster and desperately tries to help save the city. However, he and his colleagues are wrongly blamed for the explosion and become the prime suspects. Now, they must evade pursuers while racing against time to contain the rapidly approaching inferno.

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1

Team plans to hang anti-oil banner on Synco tank

Scott and the group devise a straightforward plan to hang an anti-oil banner on a massive tank perched on a hill at the Synco facility. They assemble with Jane, Carla, Lisa, Barbie, and Jason, preparing the risky stunt. The plan sets the group on a dangerous path toward the installation site.

Synco facility, hilltop storage tank
2

Bomb detonates; fire-twister forms

A bomb planted on the tank by the CIA explodes, triggering a massive blaze that spirals into a fire-twister. The inferno roars toward the town below, threatening widespread devastation. The explosion marks a catastrophic turn of events for everyone involved.

Synco facility, hilltop tank
3

CIA agents attack; survivors meet Anthony

Two CIA agents materialize and open fire on the group, forcing them to flee into the surrounding trees and brush. In the chaos, they stumble upon Anthony, Synco’s chief engineer, who reveals MT-11 hydrogen fuel stored in the tank and warns that it burns intensely and for a long time. He cautions that the fire-twister will grow larger as it feeds on heat.

Near Synco facility, in the surrounding trees
4

Survivors chase the firestorm into town

With the new information, the survivors steer their way toward the advancing firestorm, attempting to outrun the encroaching inferno. The heat intensifies and the path of destruction widens as they push forward. Their goal shifts from safety to survival as the town becomes the next battlefield.

Towards the town, approaching urban area
5

Scott rescues a woman; aid arrives

Scott performs a courageous rescue, pulling a woman from a tree after she’s hurled by the flames. The grateful stranger lends them a car, enabling a narrow escape just as CIA agents close in again. The rescue underscores the human stakes amid the chaos.

In the burning outskirts, near the town
6

Heat hypothesis; firefighting connection

Anthony speculates that the twister is drawn to heat and calls for sharing the alarming findings with a fellow firefighter. Scott uses this moment to contact a colleague to relay the technical insight about MT-11 and the fire-twister’s behavior. The information starts to shape their strategic decisions.

Outskirts near the path of the fire-twister
7

Public spectacle: Garber deflects blame

Mr. Garber, Synco’s CEO, faces the press and attempts to deflect responsibility by blaming Scott and Carla for the disaster. A Synco employee counters on air, noting that MT-11 was moved recently and the tank wasn’t designed to safely contain it. The public narrative becomes a battleground of truth versus cover-up.

Public press conference
8

Garber orders elimination of Scott

Garber phones V, one of the CIA operatives, and instructs her to eliminate Scott. The call raises the stakes as the group remains pursued both by CIA forces and a raging inferno. The corporate-motivated conspiracy begins to reveal itself more clearly.

Garber’s contact location, unspecified
9

Fire-twister reaches Los Angeles

The fire-twister barrels into Los Angeles, obliterating buildings and incinerating anyone in its path. The city becomes the ultimate arena for the struggle between the survivors and the destructive force. Scott follows the rampaging phenomenon into the city, turning a rescue mission into a high-stakes pursuit.

Los Angeles
10

Hostage trap; betrayal surfaces

A staged CIA trap leads to a hostage situation, and Jason admits that he was paid by Synco’s CEO to lure the group into danger with the banner scheme, a betrayal that costs him his life as he uses a weapon to buy time for the others to escape. The team grapples with treachery as the city burns around them. The revelation deepens the mystery of Garber’s private agenda.

Los Angeles, during the hostage scenario
11

Anthony’s car sacrifice distracts the twister

Anthony rigs a car with fuel canisters and drives it toward the base of the twister, triggering a pivotal distraction. The maneuver buys time for Scott and the others to advance their strategy. It marks a turning point in the battle against the expanding firestorm.

Near the base of the fire-twister, Los Angeles
12

Final plan and climactic end

Scott drives an improvised flame-spewing vehicle toward the heart of the twister, with Carla and Barbie operating flamethrowers to coax the beast toward the Synco compound. The CIA agents hold their ground as the inferno rages, but the fire-twister proves unstoppable for a moment. Garber attempts a last-ditch escape by helicopter, but is sucked into the vortex as a final explosion finishes him and collapses the catastrophe.

Near the Synco compound, Los Angeles

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