Incredibly brave men push truck on fire away from petrol station

This is the heart-stopping moment a group of brave men push away a truck after it catches fire at a petrol station.

The truck had stopped to refuel in Elamathur near Erode in South India.

Smoke starts coming out of the back of the vehicle and the fire spreads quickly.

Workers at the station realise that taking the truck out of the station is the only solution to avoid tragedy.

CCTV footage shows the driver getting into the truck to change the gear to neutral before workers push the vehicle away from the petrol station.

Watch what happens in the video above.