A series of explosions in the skies of Russia's Urals region, reportedly caused by a meteor shower, has sparked panic in three major cities. Witnesses said that houses shuddered, windows were blown out and cellphones stopped working.
The Emergency Ministry said in a statement that three persons were brought to the hospital in serious condition. Spokesman Vadim Kolesnikov also said the roof of a zinc factory had collapsed, although it wasn’t clear whether or not the facility was directly hit by meteorites.
There were conflicting reports as to the exact number of meteors that fell in the Ural Mountains. Irina Rossius, one of the interior ministry’s spokesperson told The Associated Press there was a meteor shower, but another spokeswoman named Elena Smirnikh said in another news report that there was only one.
The Emergency Ministry said in a statement that three persons were brought to the hospital in serious condition. Spokesman Vadim Kolesnikov also said the roof of a zinc factory had collapsed, although it wasn’t clear whether or not the facility was directly hit by meteorites.
There were conflicting reports as to the exact number of meteors that fell in the Ural Mountains. Irina Rossius, one of the interior ministry’s spokesperson told The Associated Press there was a meteor shower, but another spokeswoman named Elena Smirnikh said in another news report that there was only one.
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