A fireball burst out of a pair of headphones hanging around a man’s neck in eastern China.

Video filmed in the city of Shaoxing in Zhejiang Province on October 9 shows a ball of fire suddenly bursting out of a pair of headphones on a man named Liu's neck.

Liu then took the headphones off and threw them onto the ground.

According to Liu, it cost him 89 yuan (£11.21) to buy the headphones and he only used them for around two months.

The headphone maker's customer service said the incident may have been caused by a short circuit. They promised to deliver a new one to Liu.

Fortunately, Liu only had his hand scalded and he was not injured seriously.

The video was provided by local media with permission.

10月9日，浙江绍兴，一男子正在干活，挂在脖子上的蓝牙耳机突然连喷火星，冒出浓烟，男子急忙摘下耳机丢了出去，原地楞了数秒。
当事人刘先生表示，耳机花89元买的，是一个国产的杂牌子，使用两个多月了，联系售后客服，客服说可能是耳机线路短路，可以给重新补发一个。自己当时只有手烫到了一下，吓了一跳，其他没有大碍。