Drone footage shows extent of damage from biogas tank explosion

Lightning strike causes large gas explosion in Oxfordshire

Drone footage shows the extent of damage from a recycling plant blast in Oxford.

Firefighters worked through the night after a lightning strike caused an explosion at a food waste recycling plant in Oxfordshire.

A tank at the Severn Trent Green Power facility just off the A40 in Cassington, near Yarnton, was hit shortly after 7.15pm on Monday.

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[leecroysdale]

So basically, 'the sht hit the fan '...

[Richard-oclx]

Lessons will be learned.and it's lucky that nobody got hurt

[louisegould]

It's getting a bit strange. I'm in Glasgow and the recycling plant here went up in flames and I'm sure there's been another one somewhere else that's burnt down.

[powermud]

What is it ! Pig, Goat, sheep . ! Oh I know it's Bull !!

[jobucklandbuckland]

lightening protection ??? well the accountant done the sums weighed it against the risk factors and decided it was worth the risk to not bother with protection and the shareholders and bosses could have that money instead, dont know if thats true but it wouldn't surprise me in the least if it was or close to it

[Secret_Squirrel_Scottishgamer]

This is the best lighting a fart event to ever exist!

[MrMaxeemum]

News cost-cutting causes explosion due to inadequate lightning protection, boss says not his fault.

[afilmbysaf]

i thought it was lightning and thunder storms so i moved from the kitchen to the living room

[geoffhunter]

This incident shows that even Green Power can be Dangerous!!!!

[memorystyles]

I literally just watched a documentary about lightning 4 hours ago

[stevenainsworth]

Was it the same lightning that struck maui and started a fire

[Babavose]

Isn’t possible we heard it in North london? Because I swear I heard a big booom at the same time

[janekpluciennik]

I want to know how much Co2 went in to atmosphere

[andrewcottle]

That fertiliser sure went up . Similar to the Beirut fertiliser bomb.

[Cainlce]

Seems like the fire was pretty contained

[StephenMerchant-upsg]

Just checked Oxford weather forecast, no storm, winds, thunder or lightening was forecast on the 3rd. Does that look like a storm sky to you? Me neither. DEW??

[davidm]

Carbon footprint? Sort of defeats the eco point of it all!

[kennethmaney]

Those places are fully protected against lightning.... Bit of a Quatermass wouldn't you say

[christopherlees]

"Our climate change agenda is nearly complete, Smithers"

[harrysmith]

It’s amazing these thing happen?

They will blame prices going up on this