It's literally so hot in the UK right now that things are actually melting.

And, one poor chap experienced everyone's worst nightmare when his leg disappeared into some tarmac that had melted because of the heat.

Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service in the north east of England tweeted photos taken of the young man stuck in the tarmac.

"Young man stepped on some tarmac and lost his footing," read the tweet. "The tarmac had become so soft during the current heatwave that it melted."

Today we had an incident in Heaton, young man stepped on some tarmac and lost his footing The tarmac had become so soft during the current heatwave that it melted. He stayed calm & called 999 Thankfully he didn’t break his ankle he was wearing his granddads @drmartens!#StaySafe pic.twitter.com/D77PdsC9wG — Tyne and Wear FRS (@Tyne_Wear_FRS) July 5, 2018

Fortunately, the chap kept his cool and called the emergency services. He managed to avoid a broken ankle as he was wearing his grandpa's Doc Martens.

Let's get a closer look at the sticky situation:

Image: Tyne and Wear FRS

A giant hole was left in the road as a result of the melted tarmac:

Image: Tyne and Wear FRS

After record-breaking high temperatures in June, the majority of the UK is currently experiencing a heatwave that's set to last throughout the next two weeks.

Wondering how long this warm and sunny weather will last? 🤔

The jet stream will remain to the north of the UK, keeping any weather fronts at bay

This will maintain high pressure throughout the next two weeks, bringing plenty more very warm sunshine ☀️☀️☀️☀️#heatwave pic.twitter.com/MuZOQCYWqr — Met Office (@metoffice) July 2, 2018

Stay safe, people!