You could probably see this happening to one of your mates.
The recent heatwave has seen a few Irish people lose the run of themselves.
For example, we had these hardy bucks bringing a kiddie pool into the pub, this church in Limerick asking their parishioners to take it easy on the Holy Water and as for sunburn, well, this is a good place to begin.
Well, if you know anyone that just can’t cope in the heat, maybe they’ll feel a little bit better about themselves after reading this story about a 24-year-old man that had to dial 999 after he became stuck in melted tarmac.
Apparently, his left leg sank thigh deep into the road on a back lane in the Heaton area of Newcastle, leaving him unable to move.
After the fire brigade arrived, they had to dig him out with a hammer and chisel as they tried to remove the concrete.
As stated by the local emergency services: “Today we had an incident in Heaton, young man stepped on some tarmac and lost his footing The tarmac had become so soft during the current heatwave that it melted. He stayed calm & called 999. Thankfully, he didn’t break his ankle he was wearing his granddads.”
And you thought sunburn was the worst thing that could happen…
Today we had an incident in Heaton, young man stepped on some tarmac and lost his footing The tarmac had become so soft during the current heatwave that it melted. He stayed calm & called 999 Thankfully he didn’t break his ankle he was wearing his granddads @drmartens!#StaySafe pic.twitter.com/D77PdsC9wG
— Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service (@Tyne_Wear_FRS) July 5, 2018
Even Dublin Fire Brigade got a good laugh from this unusual call.
Unusual call for @Tyne_Wear_FRS after a man got his foot trapped in melted tarmac due to the current #Heatwave https://t.co/jiIe9qNgiB
— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) July 6, 2018
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