A boy narrowly escaped two flying manhole covers after the firework sparks triggered a methane explosion in southern China.

Terrifying CCTV footage filmed in Yin City in Sichuan Province on February 24 shows a boy setting off fireworks at a roadside inadvertently causing the sparks to fall into two sewer manhole, igniting methane gas and triggering an explosion.

Two manhole covers were blasted into the air, sending the boy scrambling for safety.

Fortunately, the boy's slightly slower pace saved him by mere inches as one manhole cover landed directly in his path, tripping him up. The other manhole cover landed beside the sewer opening, narrowly avoiding pedestrians.

The video was provided by local media with permission.

2月24日，四川宜宾，一小男孩在路边燃放烟花时，火星意外落入下水道井盖内，引燃沼气发生爆炸，两个井盖像火箭一样被炸起飞，小男孩慌忙跑开。所幸小男孩跑慢了半步，其中一个井盖正好落在了他的前方，将其绊倒，离死神只差半步，否则井盖直接砸上脑袋，后果将不堪设想。另一个井盖落在了井口旁边，也未伤到行人。