A lightning strike caused a large gas explosion at a recycling plant in Oxfordshire on Monday evening. 

Video and images were shared on social media of the incident at the Severn Trent Green Power Plant at Cassington, just off the A40 north of Oxford.

The Met Office had issued a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms in the area. 

In a statement, Severn Trent Green Power confirmed a digester truck had been struck by lightning around 7.20pm. No injuries have been reported.

“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,” Severn Trent Green Power said. 

“We are working with the emergency services to secure the site and will provide further comments in due course.”