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A large explosion in Oxfordshire was caused by a lightning strike hitting a green processing facility. Severn Trent Green Power, a waste management company, confirmed the fire had occurred at its Cassington AD facility, near Yarnton, after a digester tank was struck by the lightning at around , causing the gases within the tank to ignite. The company said no-one had been injured in the incident. Eyewitness Jack Frowde, 34, from Oxford, who works at Oxford University, said: “I was sitting in my kitchen when the whole room lit up with a brilliant white light, then followed by a huge crack which sounded like really heavy thunder. “I looked out of the kitchen window and it was as if the sky was pulsating orange. “I ran to the back to capture the orange glow as it faded after about 20 seconds.” Original Article: Daily Record Homepage: Da
