The heatwave hitting the UK and Ireland is so intense that a young man’s leg became stuck in melted tarmac.
Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue had to use a hammer and chisel to free the unidentified 24-year-old in Heaton, Newcastle.
The rescue service said the man was saved from suffering a broken ankle thanks to his granddad’s Doc Marten shoes.
My favourite thing about this story is the safety cordon made of bins ???
— Funbags McFuckstick (@mc_funbags) July 6, 2018
? if anyone says “it’s not that hot in the UK”: https://t.co/HlUp1Bk1VS
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A spokesman for Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue said: “During the good weather please be mindful things like this can happen – be more aware when you’re walking around.”
