While a fire continued consuming a barley field in England this weekend, a brave farmer thought quickly on his feet to stop the spread.
Bill Alexander took his tractor and plowed a line across his neighbor’s field to stop the wildfire. He drove several yards from the flames, which were heading toward homes.
The fire burned almost 20 hectares, or about 49 acres, of land in Kent, England, around 3:15 p.m. Saturday, Metro reported.
The dangerous encounter can be seen in a video filmed by BBC News.
The natural disaster came days after a record-breaking heat wave caused numerous other fires that destroyed homes.
No injuries were reported in the latest catastrophe.
Andy Barr, the man who owns the farmland seen in the video, tweeted his gratitude to Alexander for rising to the occasion.
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
Barr wrote in a separate post: “Please tell everyone to be careful what they do along roads and paths, 20ha of spring barley up in flames.”
Kent Fire and Rescue Service succeeded in putting out the blaze Saturday afternoon before it could spread any further.
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