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Australian boy, 12, drives brother's truck to flee fires with dog

A 12 years old boy sits next to Dalwallinu Police officer S/C Smith after he drove across paddocks to escape the fire in Mogumber, Australia December 15, 2019 in this picture obtained from social media. Dalwallinu Police va TWITTER via REUTERS

A 12-year-old boy in Australia and his dog have escaped a fire that was lapping his family’s farmhouse by grabbing the keys to his brother’s pick-up truck and driving to safety.

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