Lightning strike causes large gas explosion in Oxfordshire

A lightning strike caused a large gas explosion at a recycling plant in Oxfordshire on Monday evening. Video and images shared on social media showed a fireball lighting the sky an orange colour after the incident at the Severn Trent Green Power Plant at Cassington, just off the A40 north of Oxford. The Met Office had issued a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms in the area. Severn Trent Green Power, a waste management company, confirmed the fire had occurred at its Cassington AD facility, near Yarnton, in a statement posted on Facebook on Monday evening. Read more here: Subscribe to The Telegraph with our special offer: just £1 for 3 months. Start your free trial now: Get the latest headlines: and are websites of The Telegraph, the UK’s best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture. #lightning #oxfordshire #SevernTrent