A huge explosion was spotted in Oxford this evening after lightning struck a gas tank.
The reaction turned the sky bright orange as people from all over the city reported seeing a sudden flash.
Severn Trent Green Power confirmed that at around 7.20 this evening, a digester tank at its Cassington AD facility near Yarnton, Oxfordshire, was struck by lightning.
This caused the biogas inside to ignite, it said.
The Met Office had issued a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms in Oxford this evening.
One householder Katty, whose surname has not been disclosed, said: “The lights all flickered in the house and the sky lit up.”
Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service and Thames Valley Police have been contacted for comment by Express.co.uk.
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