It was already pitch dark when the skies suddenly cleared in the Nevada County region of the US state of California on Friday evening.
“I heard a big bang. Then I started to smell smoke. I went to my porch and it was all on fire,” Dustin told Procita. The house of him and his wife Jeanette Procita is said to have been hit by a meteorite, like ” Bild” reports. After the blow, the house was ablaze. Even a family dog was killed in the fire. And the parental home was also completely destroyed.
Although Procita is glad she is still alive, he and his family never expected such a great loss.
There was nothing left of the house
Procita isn’t the only one in the area noticing the flaming inferno. When he hears from other eyewitnesses, he is even more certain: it must have been a meteorite. “As a kid I watched meteor showers, but I was definitely not looking forward to them landing in my yard or flying through my roof,” he told KCRA.
Firefighters fought the flames for four hours. Authorities are now investigating whether a meteorite is actually behind the fire. According to the researchers, it is not ruled out. Even the US Air Force and NASA are involved. (lrc)