Chinese man risks own life to drive burning truck away from village

A heroic man risked his own life to drive a burning truck away from a village in northwestern China.

The video, filmed in Altay Prefecture in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on September 3, shows a truck loaded with grass being engulfed by massive flames while driving along a road.

According to reports, the driver drove the burning truck to around a mile away from a village to avoid serious damage.

Firefighters and police extinguished the fire together.

No one was injured.

The video was provided by local media with permission.