Officials investigating the cause of a house fire in Northern California are considering that a metor may have struck the home.
The fire was reported at 7:25 p.m. in the Mooney Flat area and was contained by 8:55 p.m., said Fire Captain Clayton Thomas of the Penn Valley Fire District. It occurred the same night the Taurid meteor shower was underway, and many residents reported seeing a bright light shoot across the sky and appear to land in the area near the home immediately before the fire began.
The fire destroyed the home, as well as a truck and a car parked outside the home, Thomas said. No one was injured or killed, but a pet dog and rabbits were lost in the fire, he said.“I’ve been an investigator for 12 years and in the fire service for 25. I’ve never been to a fire that was caused by a meteor,” Thomas said. “But at this point, because our investigation isn’t done, I can’t rule that out as a possibility. They have struck homes throughout the world in the past.
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