This dramatic footage shows flames bursting out of a manhole cover on a busy city street.

The flames were filmed shooting out of the drain cover outside of a Co-op store in Sheffield, South Yorks., this morning (Fri).

Two streets in Sheffield city centre were closed because of the underground electrical fire.

The video shows a huge fireball shooting out of the smoking man hole startling passers by.

Stefan Flint, 26, who filmed the footage, said: "Me and a friend were just getting a drink from the Co-op.