Hundreds Injured After Meteorite Crashes in Russia

February 15th, 2013

Update: Meteorite Hits Central Russia, More than 500 People Hurt

Via: Reuters:

More than 500 people were injured when a meteorite shot across the sky and exploded over central Russia on Friday, sending fireballs crashing to Earth, shattering windows and damaging buildings.

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Via: AP:

A meteor streaked across the sky over Russia’s Ural Mountains on Friday morning, causing sharp explosions and reportedly injuring around 100 people.

Fragments of the meteor fell in a thinly populated area of the Chelyabinsk region, the Emergency Ministry said in a statement.

Interior Ministry spokesman Vadim Kolesnikov said 102 people had called for medical assistance following the incident, mostly for treatment of injuries from glass broken by the explosions.

Kolsenikov also said about 600 square meters (6,000 square feet) of a roof at a zinc factory had collapsed.

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3 Responses to “Hundreds Injured After Meteorite Crashes in Russia”

  1. quintanus says:
    February 15, 2013 at 7:57 am

    Strange major meteor event in 1909
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunguska_event

  2. PeterofLoneTree says:
    February 15, 2013 at 11:41 am

    Latest casualty count is 500 hurt.
    http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/15/us-russia-meteorite-idUSBRE91E05Z20130215

  3. Harflimon says:
    February 15, 2013 at 1:33 pm

    Here’s one for the Putin photoshop collection:

    http://cs6081.userapi.com/v6081385/508f/hhp8_8Hlg7g.jpg

    I think it might be my new favorite.

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