Dramatic footage of a fireball erupting from a pavement in southeast London, UK in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

The filmer says he captured the footage outside his home on Peckham Hill Street after he heard commotion at approximately 3:00am (local time) and went outside to investigate.

The video shows flames coming out of a manhole as a serious fire burns below the pavement.

The area was cordoned off by emergency services while fire fighters extinguished the flames.

A representative from London Fire Brigade confirmed that fire fighters responded to a call about smoke coming from an inspection cover on the street at approximately 2:50am (local time)

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Dramatic footage of a fireball erupting from a pavement in southeast London, UK in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

The filmer says he captured the footage outside his home on Peckham Hill Street after he heard commotion at approximately 3:00am (local time) and went outside to investigate.

The video shows flames coming out of a manhole as a serious fire burns below the pavement.

The area was cordoned off by emergency services while fire fighters extinguished the flames.

A representative from London Fire Brigade confirmed that fire fighters responded to a call about smoke coming from an inspection cover on the street at approximately 2:50am (local time)

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