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What is a firestorm?

What is a firestorm? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A fire whose intensity is greatly increased by inrushing winds.
  2. (figuratively) An intense or violent altercation.
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It ignited a national firestorm of protest by civil rights and women's groups.
But French executives know even modest job cuts will ignite a political firestorm.
A bombing raid on Hamburg resulted in a firestorm that killed more than 50,000 people.
Of course, any Supreme Court Justice guilty of such demeaning action today would become the center of a national firestorm.
This paper will generate a firestorm of controversy, wide media interest, and perhaps even calls for a public inquiry.
A firestorm swept across the city. 75 per cent of all buildings suffered severe structural damage.

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