Residents in Hudson, Florida, used a motorboat to extinguish a house fire as Hurricane Helene battered the area.

The filmer said: "In a neighbourhood on the water, I was using my mud boat to drive around the neighbourhood to see if anyone needed help.

"We saw a spark through their window and went down the street where firefighters and police were waiting to rescue people. I told them about the fire and they said the water was too deep for the trucks to get in there.

"So when I drove the boat back to the house to put it out it was already in flames. I put the boat underneath the carport, broke the window, and used the water from the rooster tail to put the fire out.

"The next morning I stopped by the owner's house to see if everything was okay, and the fire burnt a small hole into their living room but nothing caught on fire inside the house. The fire started from a lawnmower battery."

Occurred on September 27, 2024 / Hudson, Florida, USA

Info from Licensor: "In Hudson, Florida in a neighborhood on the water, I was using my mud boat to drive around the neighborhood to see if anyone needed help. We saw a spark through their window and went down the street where firefighters and police were waiting to rescue people. I told them about the fire and they said the water was too deep for the trucks to get in there. So when I drove the boat back to the house to put it out it was already in flames. I put the boat underneath the carport, broke the window, and used the water from the rooster tail to put the fire out. The next morning I stopped by the owner's house to see if everything was okay, and the fire burnt a small hole into their living room but nothing caught on fire inside the house. The fire started from a lawnmower battery."