[meteorite-list] Interesting meteorite speculation

From: Darren Garrison <cynapse_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2008 00:10:28 -0800
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Probably nothing to this. But if Carancas had hit a building containing
flammable materials instead of wet soil, think it could have started a fire?

http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/newsdetail1.asp?storyID=149525

Big fire damages warehouse building

14/12/2008 4:16:20

A spectacular fire stopped traffic and drew crowds of onlookers in Auckland last
night. The blaze broke out in a warehouse on the intersection of Ponsonby Road
and McKelvie Street and eight appliances and two aerial appliances were used to
quell it. Firefighters were dampening down hotspots but by 11.30 the fire was
out.

A man was inside the building at the time. He was taken out and treated for a
minor cut to his arm.

No nearby buildings were damaged, but the warehouse roof collapsed in the
centre. The Fire Service is not saying yet whether it suspects the blaze was
suspicious.

Some people were convinced the fire was caused by what may have been a
meteorite, which was seen from various parts of the upper North Island streaking
across the sky just after 10 o'clock.

Several callers claim the light in the sky was very bright, and it was described
by some as a blinding flash. Others said it was trailing smoke.

One man, Mike, says he saw the object crash with an exploding noise in the
Ponsonby area, and reckons it could have started the fire.
Received on Sat 13 Dec 2008 03:10:28 AM PST