Explosion at English recycling plant after lightning strike

A lightning strike caused a massive gas explosion at a food waste recycling plant in Oxfordshire, England.

According to BBC, the explosion occurred at the Severn Trent Green Power Plant north of Oxford, resulting in a fireball that lit up the night sky.
No injuries have been reported so far, and staff at the plant are working with emergency services to secure the site.

A total of six fire engines, 40 firefighters, police and at least four ambulances have been deployed to the plant, which processes food waste turning into biogas.