A kitchen exploded just seconds after a woman and her child left the room in southern China.

The CCTV video, shot in the city of Fuzhou city in Fujian Province on December 7, shows a woman running into the kitchen to check the food she was cooking on the stove.

However, the kitchen suddenly exploded just a few moments after she left and pushed out her child who attempted to walk in.

According to reports, a gas leak caused the explosion. Fortunately, no one was injured. The case is being investigated.