CCTV shows moment worker was sent flying through the air by a huge underground gas explosion

Incredible CCTV footage shows the moment a worker had a miracle escape after he was sent flying through the air by a huge underground gas explosion.

The man had been building a fence on a farm in Wessington near Alfreton, Derbys., when he was blown off his feet by the force of the blast on Tuesday (21/6).

The contractor can be seen scrambling to safety after the machinery he was using struck a gas main forcing 30 homes to be evacuated.

Fire crews and gas engineers rushed to the scene to make the area safe as gas poured from the ruptured pipe.