How to put out a fire when there's no hydrant nearby

2014-10-13 138

Forget Luke Skywalker in the Death star trench, this pilot showed of his mad skills in putting out this fire with just one payload of water.

The firefighting plane was responding to an articulated lorry on fire in the middle of the Canadian wilderness.

Due to the lack of nearby fire hydrants in these remote areas, seaplanes are essential as they can load up on water in nearby lakes and reach the incident site without having to negotiate roads.

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