A huge fire broke out in a two-storey house after a liquified gas cylinder exploded in the first-floor barbecue shop in eastern China.

The dramatic CCTV video, filmed in the city of Huainan in Anhui Province on July 7, shows a huge ball of fire suddenly bursting out of a house on the side of a busy road.

In another clip, firefighters and police were seen at the scene and the house was had collapsed.

According to reports, the debris flying out of the house injured two passersby and they were sent to hospital already.

The fire might have been caused by the explosion of a liquified gas cylinder in the first-floor barbecue shop.

The case is being investigated and the video was provided by local media with permission.