firestorm

[pioneer]

firestorm   

fire·storm [fr stàwrm]
(plural fire·storms)
noun

1.  large uncontrollable blaze: a large extremely intense fire sustained by strong inwardly rushing winds that feed a rising column of hot air
2.  U.S. intense disturbance: a strong, sometimes violent, upheaval or outburst
a firestorm of protest

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