Firemen dressed in drag battle burning car

[Are_grits_groceries]

FIREFIGHTING seems to be a real drag for these two off-duty firemen — who were caught on camera battling a flaming car while wearing brightly coloured DRESSES.

The two burly blokes can be seen grappling with a hose as they help extinguish a fire ravaging a pickup truck — sporting floor-length ball gowns in emerald green and hot pink.

At one point, one of them hoists up his skirt and pulls up the bust of his frock as he dashes around the scene.

The truck's engine had burst into flames during the annual St Patrick's Day parade in Padua, Minnesota, US, on Saturday.

Luckily the pair of firefighters — who are members of the local Sedan Fire Department — were nearby, dressed in drag for their appearance in the parade.
Short video clip here: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4206721/Firemen-in-drag-put-out-truck-fire-at-Minnesota-St-Patricks-parade.html

Ha! You don't have to be properly dressed to be a hero.

[rhett o rick]

1. I have always said it takes a real man to wear a pink dress.

Well I said that after being caught in one. jk

[sofa king]

2. Awesome!

Someone tell News of the Weird!

[FSogol]

3. I am so, never loaning them my green dress again.

[Aerows]

4. That's hilarious

Good for them, though, putting the fire out!

[AlbertCat]

5. Has Rupaul seen this?

Could be a good segment to work into Drag U.

"OK Ladies... lip sync for your life... and put out this fire...."

[Cleita]

6. That's so funny.

Kudos to them.

[Myrina]

7. Just shows ya how completely UNfunctional most women's clothing is.

Now they know what we go thru.

[cali]

9. oh c'mon. most women wear functional clothes

jeans, slacks, shirts, etc. You don't have to wear tortuous clothing or shoes. It's a choice.

[ScreamingMeemie]

11. I sit here, reading this, with the underwire of my bra poking into my side.

You don't want me to go bra-less by choice. Trust me.

[Initech]

8. These guys are far more manly than I

[itsrobert]

10. Looks like that clothing

is flammable. I guess they weren't flamers. Not that there is anything wrong with that.

[pepperbear]

12. gasp! who are they wearing?

[TheManInTheMac]

13. If only they were in blackface! Now that would be really great!

Props to them for doing their job, but their being in drag was likely for comic effect.