Several pets at a home in northern China's Handan were frightened by a loud explosion caused by a gas leak in a nearby building on Thursday (October 24).

The video shows the shaking building and the scared animals when a flat in a nearby residential building exploded due to the gas leak.

Fire and smoke can be seen rising out of the building which was damaged in the blast.

One injured woman was sent to hospital but she was not in life-threatening condition. The case is in further investigation.