Watch: Drone captures Oxford explosion aftermath after lightning strike

Drone footage has captured the aftermath of an explosion following a lightning strike at a food waste recycling site.

A tank at the Severn Trent Green Power site in Cassington, Oxfordshire, was hit on Monday at 19:20 BST.

It caused the gases inside to ignite and explode causing a large fireball that turned the sky in the area pulsing an orange colour.

Three of the five tanks at the plant were damaged.

Read more about what happened here.

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