A heroic teen sprinted through traffic to clear a path for fire engines amid an emergency in eastern China.

The video was filmed in Ningbo City in Zhejiang Province on March 30.

Two fire engines were struggling to make their way to a reported hillside fire near the Tongwamen Tunnel. Just when it seemed all hope was lost, a young boy named Wu Zhihao dashed through the cars, opening a path for the emergency vehicles in just two minutes.

The call to action came after a fire was reported on the hillside 20 metres west of the tunnel, prompting the Xiangshan County Fire Rescue Brigade to dispatch a team immediately. However, as they approached the site via Yuhang North Road, the traffic jam threatened to critically delay their mission.

Wu sprang into action, directing cars to move aside and clearing the way for the fire engines, thus enabling them to reach the site swiftly to combat the fire.

Zhao Chaoyou, a member of the Xiangshan County Fire Rescue Brigade, praised the boy's efforts, noting that without his intervention, the fire engines could have been stuck for up to 10 minutes - a delay that could have had severe consequences due to the windy conditions exacerbating the fire.

Wu is a second-year student at Xiangshan County No. 2 High School. In recognition of his actions, firefighters awarded him a certificate of appreciation on 2 April.

Wu, who had heard the fire engine's sirens from his school, decided to help clear the way, knowing the importance of the fire engine reaching the site promptly to save lives and prevent the fire from spreading. Wu expressed his aspiration to become a police officer after college, wanting to help and serve the public in real emergencies.

The video was provided by local media with permission.

3月30日下午4点半左右，浙江宁波，象山县石浦镇两辆消防车在出警途中遇到了堵车尴尬。正当一筹莫展之际，一名少年在车流中飞奔前来，仅用2分钟就为消防车打开了施救通道。
当天下午，象山县消防救援大队接到报警，称位于石浦镇铜瓦门隧道往西20米处室外山地起火。接警后，石浦消防救援站立即调派救援人员赶赴现场。当消防车驶入渔港北路时，前方拥堵的车辆却让消防车寸步难行。就在这时，只见一名少年飞奔到消防车的前方，指挥着一辆辆车向旁边挪移，随后又提示反向行驶的车辆尽量靠边让行，自己则为消防车引路。仅仅2分钟，消防车便驶出了拥堵路段，顺利奔赴现场进行灭火。
象山县消防救援大队石浦站救援人员 赵朝友介绍，这名同学从旁边跑了过来，对消防车前面的车辆逐一进行敲窗，让车主靠边使道路交通恢复，让我们消防车顺利通行。堵车的位置大概有500米左右，要是说这位同学没有出来进行一个疏散交通，我们可能会在那个地方堵上5至10分钟，这5至10分钟的话对整个现场火势的话影响会很大的。因为当时是一个山地起火，也是在海边，当天有一定的风，风助火势的话山地火扩散会很快。
事后，根据少年当时搭在手上的衣着，象山县消防救援人员判断出他应该是象山县第二中学的学生。寻找确认后，于4月2日上午，特地为疏导交通的少年送去了奖状。
经了解，这位热心果敢的少年名叫吴志皓，是象山县第二中学的高二学生，当天他从学校放学出来，就听到了消防车的警笛声。
吴志皓说：当时听见他们消防车在学校对面大马路上响着警笛一直没有走动，我就想着刚好又是放学时间肯定会堵车，就跑过去帮他疏通一下道路，让他们能够早点到达救援现场，因为我知道如果消防车能早一点到达现场的话，就能够对被困人员早一点的救出来，而且也能够防止险情的进一步发生，同时也能保护消防员的生命安全。另外，我梦想着也是在高考的时候能够考上警察类院校，成为一名人民警察，真正的去帮助到别人，帮助人民群众为他们排忧解难。