Spectacular footage has emerged of the ongoing Willow Fire in Arizona's Mohave Valley.

The speeded-up video, which was filmed on Monday, shows clouds of smoke swirling in the sky.

"To date, over 6,000 acres have been burned and 1,000 homes have been evacuated,"the filmer later wrote online.

Spectacular footage has emerged of the ongoing 'Willow Fire' in Mohave Valley, AZ, US.

The speeded up video, which was filmed on Monday, shows clouds of smoke swirling in the sky.

"To date, over 6,000 acres have been burned and 1,000 homes have been evacuated,"the filmer later wrote online.


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On the morning of August 8, 2015 a small fire started in the desert that is Mohave Valley, AZ. Over the course of hours the flames and smoke grew to tremendous proportions with flames reaching over 75 feet high. To date, over 6,000 acres have been burned and 1,000 homes have been evacuated. This video was taken at the California/Arizona border near Needles, CA.