CCTV footage outside a nightclub in Peterborough captured a lucky escape for two passers-by when a manhole cover spontaneously exploded.
Three weeks early, the same camera had captured a similar explosion at night.
The incident, which took place in Brook Street near to the city centre, sent flames and smoke high into the air. A local resident said the blasts "shook nearby buildings".
Speaking to a local newspaper, one resident said: “If the couple had been walking a few paces faster they could have been seriously injured."
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BT, who own the hole, is investigating.