Fireball in Oxfordshire turns sky orange after lightning strike (www.bbc.co.uk)

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Onlookers near Oxford have filmed a fireball, after reports of a large explosion heard in the area.

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[-] Emperor@feddit.uk 10 points 1 year ago

Severn Trent Green Power published a statement on their Facebook page saying they could "confirm that at around 19:20 this evening, a digester tank at its Cassington AD facility near Yarnton, Oxfordshire, was struck by lightning resulting in the biogas within that tank igniting.

I mean, we've all lit our farts but that's next level.

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