Teens use beer to help put out brush fire near Arizona Highway

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When a brush fire's quick-moving flames torched land and threatened wildlife near Bush Highway on Monday, two teenagers took matters into their own hands. And they tried to douse the fire in way you might not expect... with beer.

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When 19-year-old Gabriel Carrillo and 18-year-old Evelyn Williams saw the fire, they say they tried calling the fire department, and even drove to the sheriff's station looking for help. But no one was there. And that's they jumped into action.

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“We drove down to the sheriff’s station, which was a quarter mile down the road, and there was nobody there... We turned around and took it into our own hands," said Carillo. "We are protecting private land; we are protecting the homes that are about two miles back, and Salt River access, Saguaro Lake access, and all the fires that have burnt out our area."

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"We are tired of seeing it happen," continued Carillo. "We just used what we had, which was our hands and our feet. We started kicking dirt."

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After more than an hour, they say they brought the fire to a smolder. But with no water, they worried the embers with would reignite. Thankfully, a man on his way out to the lake with his boat stopped to help, and he had a 30-pack of beer with him. So they all proceeded to pour the beer over the smoldering ground, dousing any possible hot spots.

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