Photo: DPAWhen his cargo of diesel and petrol caught fire in a built up area of Bavaria on Monday, a truck driver was unable to put out the flames. The driver reacted bravely after his truck, carrying 35,000 litres of diesel and petrol, caught fire near the Bavarian town of Schrobenhausen on Monday. Aware that the vehicle could explode, the driver notified the fire services, and then got back in his truck to drive it to an uninhabited area. Meanwhile 100 fire fighters followed the truck out of town, where they were able to dampen the flames on a quiet country road. The truck driver won praise in the German media when news of his actions emerged.

Source: The Local July 18, 2017 07:18 UTC