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Did a lightning strike cause a fireball at a waste recycling plant?

Severn Trent Green Power said the lightning strike sparked an explosion and fireball at its waste recycling plant in Oxfordshire. New pictures have shown the damage at a food waste recycling plant in Oxfordshire after a lightning strike caused an explosion and a huge fireball.

Why did a recycling plant explode in Oxfordshire?

A huge explosion has filled the night sky in Oxfordshire after a recycling plant was struck by lightning. Loading audio... The blast at the Severn Trent Green Power Plant at Cassington, north of Oxford, is understood to have been caused by a lightning strike. The company said the storm caused one of its biogas tanks to explode just before 7.20pm.

What happened at a biogas plant that was hit by lightning?

BBC correspondent Sean Coughlan said firefighters were monitoring the site from above in a cherry picker. He said: "As well as the unit in the biogas plant hit by lightning, it's understood that other adjacent units were also damaged by the explosion.

What caused a fire at a food waste recycling plant?

A fire at a food waste recycling plant that started after lightning sparked a gas explosion has been brought under control. A tank at the Severn Trent Green Power site in Cassington, Oxfordshire, was hit on Monday at 19:20 BST, causing the gases within it to ignite and explode. Witnesses reported seeing a huge fireball light up the night sky.

What happened at the Severn Trent Green Power Plant?

Witnesses reported seeing a fireball light up the night sky after the blast at the Severn Trent Green Power Plant at Cassington, north of Oxford. The company said the strike caused one of its biogas tanks to explode at about 19:20 BST. It said nobody had been injured and staff were working with emergency services to secure the site.

Did a biogas tank explode in Severn Trent?

Severn Trent has revealed that no one was hurt in the explosion, but local fire services said several other biogas storage tanks were damaged. Pictures have revealed the extent of that damage, with all but two of the storage towers seen standing intact. READ MORE: Huge fireball over Oxford as large explosion heard'

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A lightning strike triggered a gas explosion at the Severn Trent Green Power facility at Cassington near Oxford in the UK, with eyewitnesses reporting hearin...

Fire colours the horizon after lightning causes explosion at

A lightning strike triggered a gas explosion at the Severn Trent Green Power facility at Cassington near Oxford in the UK, with eyewitnesses reporting hearin...

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