Residents react to Bethany tank battery explosion [Video]

BETHANY, Okla. (KFOR) — Storms swept through the metro Sunday night with severe damage being reported in multiple areas including Bethany.

However, their damage began before the storm arrived when a large tank battery was struck by lightening and erupted in flames.

Resident in the area told News 4 they could hear the boom, feel the explosion, see the flames thousands of feet up in the sky and smell the fire. At first, they thought it was just thunder from the storms moving in.

“I was actually coming to my parents to shelter from the storm, but when I got here, we seen it engulfed in flames,” said Shannon Moore, who lives close to the explosion site.

As if taking shelter from a severe storm wasn’t enough, residents in Bethany were dealing with an explosion near by as well.

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