An off-duty Houston firefighter made the best of his resources when trying to put out a truck tire fire: He used beer the rig was hauling.

Fire Capt. Craig Moreau and his wife were driving home one night after a trip to Austin when they came upon an 18-wheeler on fire. Moreau and the trucker, whose brake problems started the fire, first tried using a small extinguisher.

Moreau says he thought the fire was out, and as he crawled under the truck to check, he noticed the blaze had flared up again.

The firefighter then asked the driver what he was hauling. When he learned it was beer, he came up with his creative solution.

Both men began shaking and spraying cans of beer on the blaze, putting the fire completely out before any potential explosion could occur.

No injuries were reported.