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A 9-year-old boy was seriously injured after a sewer explosion sent him flying skyward in Hohhot, capital of north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
The accident occurred on Jan. 8 at around 4 p.m. when the boy and his friends were playing with firecrackers.
Surveillance video footage shows the young boy crouching down over a manhole to ignite a firecracker with a lighter. Suddenly, an explosion occurs, sending the boy more than 10 metres through the air before hitting the back of a nearby car.
It is believed that the blast was caused by highly-explosive biogas that had accumulated inside the sewer, according to residents in the neighborhood.
The boy suffered a severe head injury and several broken bones. Doctors have said he is now in stable condition.
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