A dramatic clip has emerged from China of a brave driver risking his life to move a burning lorry away from buildings.

In the security camera video, which was filmed in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province on August 2, the lorry carrying foam suddenly burst into flame and quickly becomes an enormous blaze.

Amazingly, the driver then gets into the cab of the burning vehicle and drives it away from the surrounding warehouses to prevent the fire from spreading.

The fire was put out by locals working alongside the police, according to reports.

There were no injuries, according to local media.

Dramatic footage, from China, of a brave driver moving his lorry to an empty place after the sponges transported on it burst into flames.

The CCTV video, captured in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province on August 2, shows a lorry with black smoke coming out of its back driving and stopping into an alley near a warehouse.

Then, the sponges on lorry are burnt down and falling onto the ground.

After a while, the driver puts himself into risk and launches the lorry again to move it to an empty place.

Villagers and police use extinguishers and water guns to put the fire out together.

The reason was still in further investigation.