2023-10-02 20:50:58
A “massive explosion” occurred this afternoon near Oxford, in the United Kingdom, and has triggered alarms in the area by illuminating the sky with a powerful flare around 7:20 p.m. (local time).
The police, who went to the scene with fire brigades, confirmed that the explosion was due to a lightning strike at a waste plant near Yarnton (Oxford).
“It is believed that lightning has struck a gas container at the site due to bad weather this afternoon, causing a large fire,” wrote Thames Valley police, who attended the area, on their social media profile. about the incident.
The company Seven Trent Green Powerowner of the plant, has confirmed what happened with a statement.
«Seven Trent Green Power has confirmed that The ‘explosion’ seen this afternoon was caused by a lightning strike in a digester tank of the facilities near Yarnton.
The UK Met Office has issued several urgent warnings for thunderstorms and will be in force until 2 in the morning, according to the British newspaper Express.co.uk. Oxford is one of the areas affected by inclement weather, which has led residents of the area to assume that the explosion was due to a lightning strike, according to local media.
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