Moment mystery stranger puts out ‘freak' fire outside popular Irish cafe as people cry ‘amazing'

The Irish Sun

9 hours ago

THIS is the moment a stranger put out a "freak" fire outside a popular cafe in Co Donegal.
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A freak fire broke out in one of the trees at the cafe entrance
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The stranger was seen rushing to the scene to deal with the incident
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He was seen dragging it away from the car and the cafe to prevent further fire damage
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A brave hero was seen running towards the burning tree, trying to de-escalate the situation before it worsens.
He was spotted dragging the tree away from the car and the cafe's entrance, where the wooden signage could easily have gone up in
And the mystery stranger brought it to one of the establishments to get water to extinguish the flame.
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A co-worker was also seen helping him by providing water to put out the flame.
The hero managed to prevent significant fire damage to the
The cause of fire remains unknown as there was no cigarette butts or potential fire hazards dumped in the tree on their camera footage.
In a post by the cafe owner, they issued a plea to the public to help identify the brave man, as they want to give him a generous gift for his actions.
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They said: "A bit of a freak occurrence yesterday, one of the small trees outside started smoking and caught fire.
"Thankfully it was caught quickly before any damage was done, especially as our signage is wooden and could've gone up too.
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"Huge thanks to the sound lad who helped drag it away and put it out...., if anyone knows who he is, maybe tag him or pass on his details to us please...
"We have something small to say thanks!"
Yesterday, the owner confirmed in the comment section that they got in contact with the gentleman's wife.
'SO MUCH DANGER AVERTED'
The locals and loyal customers of the cafe were left amazed by his actions and immediately rushed to the comments to praise his bravery.
One person wrote: "Fantastic, he acted so quickly and sensible. The car would have exploded as well, so much danger averted."
Another person added: "Well done to that man!"
The third person said: "Fair play to him! Glad all is okay."
The owner replied to the comment: "Yes indeed! It could have been way worse."
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He was seen rushing to one of the establishments for water to extinguish the flame
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The locals and the cafe praised him for his bravery
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