Dramatic footage has emerged of the moment a flaming car ignited nearby gas cylinders causing a huge explosion in eastern China.

The video, captured in Baoding, Hebei Province on April 12, initially shows the powerful blast from a nearby alleyway, then shows it from a different angle.

According to local reports, it's not known why the car was on fire but it's believed the flames caught gas cylinders outside a supermarket, which caused the explosion.

At least one person was injured.