article_snippet.sent: This is the incredible moment a man narrowly missed being burnt alive by a massive fireball which erupted from the pavement.
article_snippet.sent: Flames as high as 15ft tall erupted from a manhole in the West Midlands just moments after a pedestrian had walked over a pedestrian .
article_snippet.sent: As Shiraz Nawaz turned around Shiraz Nawaz noticed the ground and watched on as thick black smoke began billowing from a manhole in the West Midlands.
article_snippet.sent: thick black smoke was followed by a huge blast of flame which shot out 15-foot of the ground on the pedestrian walkway.
article_snippet.sent: Further bursts of flame and thick black plumes of smoke were to follow.
article_snippet.sent: As a shaken Mr Shiraz watched on in shock, thick black smoke began to escape from the manhole in the busy street in Shirley, Solihull . '
article_snippet.sent: The flames kept shooting up - maybe five or six times.
article_snippet.sent: thick black smoke was followed by a quick blast of flame which shot out of the manhole on the pedestrian walkway .
article_snippet.sent: The flames shot up to a startling 15-foot high and could be reaching the top of the nearby shop and take away fronts . '
article_snippet.sent: Flames were followed by more plumes of dark smoke continued to billow up out of the charred ground reaching several feet high .