On February 28, a mysterious blue and orange glow lit up the night sky in Southampton, England. Confused by the glow, which could be seen from miles away, residents shared videos of the incident on social media and expressed excitement and panic. While some of them said that the glow was due to “aliens” heading towards the St. Denis train station, others expressed concern about some sort of incident there. Now the police have disclosed the reason behind the incident.
One Twitter user, Anthony Weldon, described the glow as the return of “aliens” on the evening of February 28.
He tweeted a video of the incident, “St Denis train station… don’t know why, honestly thought aliens returned for Fallen Carrington.”
St. Denis Train Station… don’t know why, honestly thought the aliens had returned to the Fallen Carrington… #southampton#stdenyspic.twitter.com/bVGyZw7Oh1
— Anthony Weldon (@Antlv426) February 28, 2022
The video was viewed by over 6,000 people. Others, too, shared footage of the glow taken from different areas of the city, seeking information from other users.
“Anyone else saw the lights in the sky in Southampton?” asked a user.
Anyone else in Southampton see the lights in the sky? #southampton#Lightpic.twitter.com/5TfSpnNNqQ
— Hannah Gibbs (@Hannahmaygibbs) February 28, 2022
A user also tweeted South Western Railway (SWR) about the mysterious glow near St Denis train station.
@SW_Help Think there was just an incident in St. Denis, you might want to check it out. We live around and do a lot of flashing and smoking
— Claire Old (@enkeli85) February 28, 2022
SWR thanked the user for the information, and said they were aware of “a problem in St. Denis”.
Hi Claire, We are aware of an issue in St. Denis but thanks for letting us know. ^DM
— SWR Help (@SW_Help) February 28, 2022
In a later tweet, the same user wrote that “some kids threw an electric scooter on the track”.
I live right next to the station, some kids threw the electric scooter on the tracks????
— Claire Old (@enkeli85) February 28, 2022
Another user saw an ambulance and a fire brigade heading towards that part of the city.
5 minutes later saw an ambulance and fire brigade going there
— Jimmy (@69Rustler) February 28, 2022
On March 1, a day after the incident, the British Transport Police told hampshire live The blaze was caused by an electrical fault after a group of youths threw the scooter on the tracks. Police said they are probing the matter and searches are on to identify and trace the youths.
Scooty has been recovered from the track. Train service at the station was disrupted due to this incident.
The police have asked to contact witnesses, or any other person who has the information.
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