As a petrochemical fire near Houston belched black smoke 4,000 feet into the sky, a wannabe fireman turned up barefoot, equipped with a garden hose and a foil suit only to be turned away by police, according to local reports.
A photograph of the man stirred amusement and interest on social media after it was first published by KHOU, with little explanation other than the fact that he called himself “Earth-man.”
