Horror moment flat explodes in fireball leaving man fighting for life

This is the shocking moment a flat was engulfed in a fireball leaving a man fighting for his life.

Emergency crews dashed to flats on Chase Road in Burntwood, Staffs., shortly after 9pm on Monday (28/10).

A man in his 20s was rushed to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham with severe burns.

Video footage captured the explosion as the blaze ripped through the apartment.