Locals panicked as flames erupted from a borewell in Madhya Pradesh, central India, on May 5.

Footage shows the intense flames bursting out the end of a bore well in Semra Ghat village.

Residents alerted the police who rushed to the scene to investigate. The blaze raged for four hours before officers managed to contain it.

Panic gripped the locals after flames started erupting from a borewell in central India's Madhya Pradesh on May 5. The incident took place in the Semra Ghat village, located in the Sagar district.

Visuals feature flames erupting from the end of the borewell. The blaze lights up the region while clouds of smoke rise towards the sky. Meanwhile, panic ensues among the onlookers, who gather around to behold the experience.

The borewell, created with the help of a boring machine, was located on a farm. When flames began emerging from its end, the locals alerted the police, who rushed to the spot. The blaze ignited twice and kept raging for at least four hours. Following this, the locals, as well as the police officials, contained it collectively.