00:00 Oxfordshire Explosion as Lightning Strike Seen from A34
00:03 People living in and around Oxford have been left startled after seeing what has been described as
00:10 an explosion. Householders and motorists have shared videos of the sky being lit up on Monday
00:16 evening from around 7pm. One eyewitness said, "Saw this strange pulsing sky out of our windows
00:23 looking northwest of Oxford. I'm guessing it's a fire caused by the lightning storm that passed
00:29 over." A statement from Severn Trent Green Power released just after 8.30pm on Monday confirmed a
00:36 digester truck had been struck by lightning around 7.20pm. This took place at the Cassington AD
00:43 facility near Yarnton. The statement said, "We can confirm that at around 7.20pm this evening,
00:50 a digester tank at its Cassington AD facility near Yarnton, Oxfordshire, was struck by lightning
00:56 resulting in the biogas within that tank igniting. We are working with the emergency services to
01:02 secure the site and will provide further comments in due course." Thames Valley Police has confirmed
01:09 officers are at the scene. A statement said, "Our officers are currently at the scene of a fire at a
01:15 waste plant near Yarnton, Oxfordshire. It is believed that lightning struck gas containers
01:21 at the site during bad weather this evening, causing a large fire. It comes as rain has
01:27 been falling throughout the evening accompanied by lightning strikes."
Comments