Because of the heat wave currently affecting Britain, fires have been seen breaking out. In response, brave farmers have stepped in to save the countryside as elsewhere homes are being consumed by the flames. In one particular case, an unidentified farmer driving a tractor trailer was seen jumping in to stop the fires.
On Friday, Sky News caught footage of the the harrowing fire and the farmers that took it on.
A fire in a field in West Wickham, south London, was tackled at first by just a couple of people using their shirts, before a fire engine then a tractor arrived to help.
— Sky News (@SkyNews) July 29, 2022
Read the full story: https://t.co/t4VZyEGlAA pic.twitter.com/rFdFvKUYTr
The driver then used what looks like a soil aerator to stop the fire almost immediately. The farmer driving the tractor still remains unidentified. A fire engine came to the location later and helped put the fire out.
A similar incident happened in June when a fire broke out in Kent, England. Another farmer named Bill Alexander cut down the crops in front of the fire to starve it of fuel and stopped it from consuming more.
Bill Alexander @WHAlexander1 performing heroics in my field this afternoon – you made the national news Bill! #goodneighbour pic.twitter.com/AhUHSm5GY1
— Andy Barr (@EwenMcEwen) July 23, 2022
The owner of the farmland, Andy Barr, thanked the farmer for his heroic actions.
Also many, many thanks to @kentfirerescue who were brilliant and are facing far too many of these at the moment pic.twitter.com/JTRlXz71Mw
— Andy Barr (@EwenMcEwen) July 23, 2022
Thankfully, there were no injuries after the fire.
Thankfully, these farmers jumped into action to save the rest of the crops. This is the kind of heroic quick thinking that we need more of in the world. Would you have done this to fight the fire even if you didn’t own the farm? Let us know your thoughts.