A perfectly placed private security camera caught the exact moment when a fire broke out at a broken gas line in downtown Columbia Wednesday afternoon. The gas line was hit around 4 p.m. while a private contractor was digging to install underground communications lines near Richland and Sumter streets. SCE&G employees responded to the scene, and worked to try and fix the issue. The footage shows a SCE&G worker using a small backhoe to dig a hole near the leak. As soon as the backhoe pulls back a small mound of dirt, you can see the line ignite with fury. A split second later, the worker jumps away from the backhoe and sprints several feet away. The video then shows the worker watching the scene as a nearby fire truck works to extinguish the flames.