Firefighters quenched thirsts, rather than a fire, to save the livestock of a cattle farm manager last month, reports Beijing Youth Daily. The grateful manager was able to sell the animals on Tuesday.

At about 8 am on July 16, Xu Jinchuan, manager of the Ya'aolan Feeding Centre located in a village in the Pinggu District, discovered his facility was without water.

All 150 of the centre's cows could have succumbed to heatstroke in a mere one to two hours in the excessively hot temperatures recorded that day. And their 300 calves would also have perished soon after, Xu said.

After learning that the village's power and water supply had been suspended for repairs, Xu called on the local fire department, which sent water tanks to the rescue.

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