(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

If you are seeing bright orange lights emanating from the sky this morning after Christmas, there’s a reason for that.

Late Sunday night, the Shell Polymers Monaca Facebook page posted a message to its page warning of a potential of increased reflection of light from their enclosed ground flares due to low cloud cover. The post goes on to say “The ground flares are an essential component of our plant’s safety system and function in a similar manner to a burner on a gas stove. They are typically always active, with higher flows present during plant startups and shutdowns.”

Shell says these light reflections may last for several nights.