A lightning bolt hit a United Utilities plant and caused a huge blaze which saw smoke billowing for miles.
Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service received multiple 999 calls from members of the public reporting they could see smoke from the United Utilities water treatment centre on Tuesday, September 6. The plant, on Stonebridge Lane in Fazakerley, had thick black smoke coming from it at around 5.03pm.
Once six fire engines arrived at the scene they found a silo - approximately 20m in height and 15m in diameter - was involved in fire. Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service have now confirmed the fire was caused by a lightning strike and was accidental.
