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• An Irish driver narrowly escaped with his life when French farmers set fire to his meat consignment while he was asleep in his cab.
The attack, at Thours in Northern France, could herald a re The attacked Irish reefer belonged to Transmer of Roscrea, County Tipperary. Driver Tony Brosnan had settled down in his sleeper cab for the night after delivering to a customer when he felt his truck rocking.
Looking back he saw that the reefer was ablaze and, despite being surrounded by a crowd of 15 men, Brosnan jumped out to tackle the blaze with a fire extinguisher.
"He had put the fire out before the fire brigade arrived," says Transmer boss John Butler, who is angry that the farmers made no attempt to wake Brosnan before torching his truck.
Now Butler intends to press the French government for compensation for the ruined refrigeration unit, which is valued at £40,000.