Harrison Ford surprises retiring firefighter on last shift after 31 years of service

Harrison Ford shared the love for the retiring firefighter (Pictures: Rex / Twitter @LFBWestminster)

One retiring firefighter was surprised with the best present to see out his 31 years of service – a visit from Harrison Ford.

Andrew Shaw, who was worked for the London Fire Brigade for three decades, chatted away to Harrison, 79, who’s in the UK filming Indiana Jones 5.

The Hollywood actor, who had visited the Westminster Fire Bridgade HQ for the occasion, wished Andrew well with his retirement.

Station Officer Ryan Osborne said: ‘It was a pleasure to be able to say farewell to Andrew on his last shift with the impromptu help of Han Solo.

‘Being based at a busy central London location we do sometimes see famous faces passing by, and this just happened to be perfect timing.’

The LFB Twitter account later tweeted: ‘Woah, not often Indiana Jones pops by to wish you well on your retirement!

‘A treat for crews at @LFBWestminster when Hollywood star Harrison Ford paid them a surprise visit.

The Westminster LFB account added: ‘Han Solo comes to Soho!! Mr Ford was kind enough to congratulate Firefighter Andrew Shaw on his last night shift for 31 years of service.’

Harrison has been busy at work returning to his role as Indiana Jones, but fans were left worried when he suffered an injury to his shoulder while filming.

Harrison has been busy filming Indiana Jones 5 (Picture: Getty Images)

In a statement released at the time, Disney said: ‘In the course of rehearsing for a fight scene, Harrison Ford sustained an injury involving his shoulder.

‘Production will continue while the appropriate course of treatment is evaluated, and the filming schedule will be reconfigured as needed in the coming weeks.’

A source also told The Sun that the actor ‘aggravated an old injury’ and may require surgery to ‘put it right’.

Director James Mangold continued to shoot scenes without its hero throughout his recovery, but at the time the crew were ‘warned there could be a four to five-week break’.

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Nevertheless, Harrison appears to have bounced back, as he was spotted heading for a cycle around London, and later cheering himself up with a good old fashioned shopping spree.

Truly the best medicine.

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