We've seen jet-powered fire trucks before (and school buses for that matter), but this fire truck with a jet engine on it is designed to fight blazes that are normally hard to reach.

The crazy cannon cost its Chinese builders over $455,000 and can spray four tons of water a minute with a range of nearly 400 feet. It should come in handy across China's many cities, where a fire in a tall skyscraper is difficult for firefighters to reach.

Check it out in action in the video below.

Giz-China, via Engadget