[meteorite-list] Fire caused by meteorites.. Is it possible?

From: Pekka Savolainen <pekka.savolainen_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:49:39 +0300
Message-ID: <503E8063.2040006_at_dlc.fi>

Some meteorite in Africa, if I remember (don?t remember this hammers
name) hit an
oil-lamp and caused a fire ;-)

best,

pekka s



29.8.2012 22:56, Gary Daniels kirjoitti:
> The fires of 1871 (including the Great Chicago Fire) were theorized to have
> been started by meteorites/fragments of Comet Biela:
>
> http://meteorite-identification.com/mwnews/08232004.htm
>
> And, of course, the Tunguska air burst set 800 sq miles of forest on fire:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunguska_event
>
> A similar (though much much smaller) event is thought to have happened in
> 1564 in Jacksonville, Florida due to a meteor airburst:
>
> http://jacksonville.com/news/florida/2012-08-08/story/scientists-ask-did-met
> eor-fall-jacksonville-448-years-ago
>
> So can meteors cause fires? Yep. When they explode before impacting.
>
> -Gary Daniels
> http://www.LostWorlds.org
> http://www.facebook.com/lostworlds
> http://www.2012Quest.com
>
>
>
>
> On 8/27/12 6:06 PM, "Gary Daniels"<Gary at LostWorlds.org> wrote:
>
>> The recent fires in Colorado are thought to have been started by a meteor:
>>
>> http://www.ksby.com/news/meteor-may-have-started-latest-blaze-in-colorado/
>>
>> The air tankers responding to these fires were also grounded by meteor
>> sightings:
>>
>> http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_20903873/meteors-trip-across-color
>> ado-wows-witnesses-grounds-fire
>>
>> -Gary Daniels
>> http://www.LostWorlds.org
>> http://www.2012Quest.com
>>
>>
>> On 8/27/12 3:52 PM, "Andr? Moutinho"<moutinho at bol.com.br> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello all,
>>
>> I am investigating a case here in Brazil where something has
>>> fallen from the sky and caused fire on a 500 m2 area.
>> Witnesses heared a loud
>>> buzz and soon noticed smoke and fire on a nearby mountain. Some work have
>>> been
>>> done on the
>> local by the fire department and nothing was found related to
>>> aircraft or any other kind of device.
>> Does anyone know any similar case
>>> caused by a meteorite? These are not common events related to meteorite
>>> falls.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Andre Moutinho
>> IMCA
>>> 2731
>> http://www.meteorito.com.br
>>
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