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EmergencyShareThe cause of a huge explosion that has lit up the night and been seen by thousands has been revealed, as emergency services have raced to the scene.People far and wide across Oxfordshire have seen what appears to have been a fireball near the A34 this evening after a lightning strike.The incident near Yarnton was confirmed as a bolt of lightning hitting a gas tank at the Cassington AD Facility at around 7.20pm.A spokesman for Severn Trent Green Power, which runs the site, said: "We can confirm that at around 7.20pm 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.&nbsp;"We are working with the emergency services to secure the site and will provide further comments in due course."Thames Valley Police has confirmed officers are on the scene of a fire at a waste plant.&nbsp;A statement from the force said: "It is believed that lightning struck gas containers at the site during bad weather this evening, causing a large fire."It is not clear yet if anyone has been injured in the incident.&nbsp;EmergencyShareWe want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.Please report any comments that break our rules.Read the rules herePlease sign in or register to comment.Send your news &amp; photosLoading...Loading...Automatically injected HTML goes herePiano meter debuggerData returned from the Piano 'meterActive/meterExpired' callback event.As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles.Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services.These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience – the local community.It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times.

EmergencyShareThe cause of a huge explosion that has lit up the night and been seen by thousands has been revealed, as emergency services have raced to the scene.People far and wide across Oxfordshire have seen what appears to have been a fireball near the A34 this evening after a lightning strike.The incident near Yarnton was confirmed as a bolt of lightning hitting a gas tank at the Cassington AD Facility at around 7.20pm.A spokesman for Severn Trent Green Power, which runs the site, said: "We can confirm that at around 7.20pm this evening, a digester tank at its Cassington AD facility...

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