Firemen Celebrate Surviving Forest Fire By Taking Cover In River
This is the moment firefighters celebrate surviving a forest fire that nearly killed them after managing to take cover in a river until it was safe.
The forest fire happened near the city of Vagay in the Russian federal subject of Tyumen Oblast.
It is unclear when the blaze happened but the footage was uploaded to TikTok last week and was reported by local media on 1st June.
The video shows a group of firemen from the Aerial Forest Protection Service (Avialesokhrana) standing chest-deep in water as they are surrounded by a smoky landscape apparently after the flames had died down in the area.
Several Avialesokhrana members laugh and celebrate surviving the blaze despite the fact they are barely able to open their eyes due to the thick smoke.
Some are heard saying: “We survived! Two minutes ago we were almost dead.”
There have been no further reports confirming if the fire has been fully extinguished or contained.
Some netizens congratulated the officials and pointed out how lucky they were to find that body of water at hand.
Netizen ‘Estupnitcaia’ commented: “God forbid they encounter such a fire and there is no place to hide? These guys are lucky to be alive.”
Local sources said there were no reports of any injuries.
Officials have yet to make a statement regarding the incident.