Firecrackers thrown into the sewers in Sichuan Dazhou 5 manhole covers were blown up at the same time

To the sewer to throw firecrackers to 5 manhole covers were blown up (Photo source: video screenshot)

In the evening of January 22, a small boy lit a firecracker and threw it into a sewer in a square at the east gate of the Aoyun Future City neighborhood in Dachuan District, Dazhou City, Sichuan Province, causing methane gas to explode in the sewer, toppling five nearby manhole covers and sending frightened pedestrians scurrying around.

According to local media reports, on January 22, in Dazhou, Sichuan, a child threw firecrackers into the sewers, resulting in a number of manhole covers were blown up, a very thrilling scene, but fortunately did not cause casualties.

The video released by netizens shows that in a pedestrian street square in Dazhou, Sichuan, a toddler wearing a white top lit a firecracker and threw it into the square sewer, then quickly ran away, and a few seconds later, a loud bang, five manhole covers were blown up more than 1 meter high at the same Time, and white smoke came out. The pedestrians next to the sudden explosion scared to flee.