Meteor Creates Massive Explosion
Meteor Creates Massive Explosion, Destroying A House And Killing 2 In Ohio, Debris Scattered Up To Quarter-Mile Away.
Was it a meteor or a satellite that streaked across Ohio last night? (Photo taken in August 2013). Christopher Furlong Getty Images
Ohioans were dazzled by a bright flash of blue light in the
night sky on September 27, 2013, in southern Ohio around 11:30 p.m., eastern
standard time. Could it have been a meteorite or a satellite predicted to
crash to earth on Friday?
A fireball reportedly hit near a home in northern Adams County, Ohio, a few miles outside the city of Peebles causing a house fire. Those reports are unconfirmed. The six alarm fire left fireman battling the blaze into the early hours of the morning. It is unknown at this time if the residents made it out safely.
A neighbor said the meteor crossed over the city and hit near the Locust Grove Cemetery just four miles from the Great Serpent Effigy Mound. In recent years, a crop circle appeared overnight in an adjacent field from the Serpent Mound grounds and thousands of years ago it was the sight of a major meteorite that caused a huge crater.
To report a meteor go to the American Meteors Society webpage.
UPDATE:
As of the morning of September 28, 2013, a home outside of Peebles, Ohio, in the Locust Grove area of Adams County burned to the ground last night, the two residents of the home, an elderly couple, Jane and Lyle Lambert, died as a result of smoke inhalation. The fire is believed to be caused from the meteor or pieces of the heated meteor that hit the home. The state fire marshal is investigating the fire. - Examiner.
A fireball reportedly hit near a home in northern Adams County, Ohio, a few miles outside the city of Peebles causing a house fire. Those reports are unconfirmed. The six alarm fire left fireman battling the blaze into the early hours of the morning. It is unknown at this time if the residents made it out safely.
A neighbor said the meteor crossed over the city and hit near the Locust Grove Cemetery just four miles from the Great Serpent Effigy Mound. In recent years, a crop circle appeared overnight in an adjacent field from the Serpent Mound grounds and thousands of years ago it was the sight of a major meteorite that caused a huge crater.
To report a meteor go to the American Meteors Society webpage.
UPDATE:
As of the morning of September 28, 2013, a home outside of Peebles, Ohio, in the Locust Grove area of Adams County burned to the ground last night, the two residents of the home, an elderly couple, Jane and Lyle Lambert, died as a result of smoke inhalation. The fire is believed to be caused from the meteor or pieces of the heated meteor that hit the home. The state fire marshal is investigating the fire. - Examiner.
Firefighters douse hotspots following a house explosion Tuesday, Sept.17, 2013 in Stony Ridge, Ohio.
Neighbors said the blast woke them up around 5 a.m. and that they saw flames at the ranch-style home
near the village of Stony Ridge, about 15 miles south of Toledo. The explosion flattened the home andscattered pieces of it throughout the yard. The explosion left one person dead and three injured.AP Photo/The Blade, Dave Zapotosky
An
explosion leveled a home in northwest Ohio Tuesday morning, killing two people,
injuring three and scattering debris up to a quarter-mile.
Investigators were looking into whether a leaking liquid propane tank near the home's attached garage sparked the blast, said Troy Township Fire Chief Randy Woodruff.
The tank was toppled over, and Woodruff said it was too soon to pinpoint the cause of the explosion.
Investigators were looking into whether a leaking liquid propane tank near the home's attached garage sparked the blast, said Troy Township Fire Chief Randy Woodruff.
The tank was toppled over, and Woodruff said it was too soon to pinpoint the cause of the explosion.
AP
Photo/Sentinel-Tribune, Enoch Wu
Neighbors
said the explosion woke them up around 5 a.m. and they saw flames at the
ranch-style home near the village of Stony Ridge, about 15 miles south of
Toledo.
One man died after being taken to a hospital, and the body of a woman was found in the rubble about six hours after the explosion.
When emergency responders arrived, four people were found outside the house, the Wood County Sheriff's Office said. Five people - all of them adults - lived in the home. Neighbors said they were a man, his wife, their two sons and a fiance.
Names of the victims were not released.
The explosion flattened the home and scattered pieces of it throughout the yard and across farm fields. Piles of insulation, mattresses, window screens and a door littered the yard. All that was left standing was a basketball hoop along the driveway.
One man died after being taken to a hospital, and the body of a woman was found in the rubble about six hours after the explosion.
When emergency responders arrived, four people were found outside the house, the Wood County Sheriff's Office said. Five people - all of them adults - lived in the home. Neighbors said they were a man, his wife, their two sons and a fiance.
Names of the victims were not released.
The explosion flattened the home and scattered pieces of it throughout the yard and across farm fields. Piles of insulation, mattresses, window screens and a door littered the yard. All that was left standing was a basketball hoop along the driveway.
AP
Photo/Sentinel-Tribune, Enoch Wu
Bob
Lahey told The Blade newspaper in Toledo that he heard a loud
boom and thought a plane had crashed. He said he helped carry one person
out of the debris, which smoldered for a couple hours.
Lahey said the family had lived in the house for quite a while and well before he moved in 13 years ago.
Jan Irsak, who lives across the street, said the explosion knocked items off the walls of her home.
Lahey said the family had lived in the house for quite a while and well before he moved in 13 years ago.
Jan Irsak, who lives across the street, said the explosion knocked items off the walls of her home.
AP
Photo/The Blade, Dave Zapotosky.
"I just sat up in bed and thought 'What was
that?'" she told The Sentinel-Tribune in Bowling Green.
Another house explosion in Stamford, Conn., destroyed a six-bedroom home Tuesday afternoon. Authorities there said the homeowner was outside at the time and not seriously injured. The cause was under investigation. - AP.
Another house explosion in Stamford, Conn., destroyed a six-bedroom home Tuesday afternoon. Authorities there said the homeowner was outside at the time and not seriously injured. The cause was under investigation. - AP.
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