A huge fire engulfed a snack bar in Shanghai on May 29 after a liquefied gas cylinder exploded.

The dramatic moment, provided by local media with permission, shows a gas cylinder suddenly exploding, causing the huge fire to swallow the whole restaurant.

Another clip shows a man just walked past the restaurant when it exploded, luckily escaping injury.

The customers and workers in another restaurant next to it were seen running out.

Fortunately, no one was inside the snack bar when the incident happened, so no casualties were reported.

Over 40 firefighters and seven fire engines arrived on site to put out the fire.

According to a preliminary investigation, the fire was caused by the explosion of the liquefied gas cylinder. The case is in further investigation.