“The fire department must have been freaked out when the reports kept coming in closer and closer to the station.”
The call was coming from inside the station!
“The fire department must have been freaked out when the reports kept coming in closer and closer to the station.”
The call was coming from inside the station!
I can see the logic used here, he came literally to the wrong conclusion but it's a funny story since no-one got injured and it's a gift to the fire service's public outreach department to educate people on what not to do.
Do we have a community for unnecessary red circles?
Yaki imoooooo
For reference, the Japanese equivalent to the ice cream truck blasting music to attract kids is the roasted sweet potato truck singing "yaki imo" which literally means "roasted potato". https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0_IwZxOfdk&pp=ygUOWWFraSBpbW8gdHJ1Y2s%3D
This one must have been some really heavy metal style.
Roasted sweet potato . And it's a strangely haunting-sounding song. I always loved hearing it despite not liking sweet potatoes.
Seems like a great way to spread the fire across the city!
It’s like driving your car to the nearest mechanic when it breaks down! “So, how soon can you take a look at it?”
Was I lied to moments before or is this a really tragic story?

I thought it was bad in America cuz we had to drive ourselves to the hospital. Damn.
Crowley goes to Japan
Was the driver named Moss?
"The fuck did I just see driving past my shop?!?!"
"Hey, Han lee, check this shit out!"
at least that's the translation I'm going with.
The link seems to be broken, this one works
Edit: mine doesn't work either
What is wild is that you link actually still works for me. Maybe a regional thing?
They just copied SoraNews so try this https://soranews24.com/2026/03/16/japanese-man-drives-truck-thats-on-fire-directly-to-fire-station-drops-flaming-potatoesvideos/
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