This is the moment a father was catapulted more than three stories high after causing an explosion by tossing a lit firework down a manhole to amuse his two children!

CCTV footage recorded the man dropping the fireworks into a hole of a sewer cover in the streets of Xiangtan, China last week.

According to reports, the combination of the fire reaching the gas below the streets created an explosion that sent the 45-pound cover flying into the air and the man’s jacket blown off his body. He suffered burn injuries to his face and damaged his respiratory system.

The children, who stood at a safe distance, managed to escape without injury.

Watch the shocking video after the jump!