Locals panic as flames erupt from borewell in central India

Locals panicked as flames erupted from a borewell in Madhya Pradesh, central India, on May 5.

Footage shows the intense flames bursting out the end of a bore well in Semra Ghat village.

Locals panicked as flames erupted from a borewell in Madhya Pradesh, central India, on May 5.

Footage shows the intense flames bursting out the end of a bore well in Semra Ghat village.

Residents alerted the police who rushed to the scene to investigate.

The blaze raged for four hours before officers managed to contain it.