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A California man believes that a meteorite may have caused the fire that destroyed his home, after several people reported seeing a ball of fire in the sky.
The bright ball in the sky attracted hundreds of witnesses from around the region who followed its route to see where it landed, possibly leading to Dustin Procita's home. He was inside the house with his two dogs when something struck his home and started a fire.
😮😮😮😮 Did yall see that?? Out of Redding, Ca - a bright flash of light in the sky from a persons Ring doorbell camera!! This was near Airport Rd. and Rancho Rd. over an hour ago by Jessica Santos.... #whatisit #california #meteor #science #Questions @KRCR7 pic.twitter.com/0BjoW4ZU9k
— Dylan Brown (@dylantbrown) November 5, 2022
"I heard a big bang," he said. "I started to smell smoke. I went onto my porch and it was completely engulfed in flames."
Procita lives in a quiet, rural area amongst rolling hills where cattle graze.
There are multigenerational cattle farmers and ranchers in the area, he said. Having just fed the cows and sat on the couch listening to music, he felt it hit his home.
After saving his rat terrier dog, he tried to get back inside for his other family dog, but he couldn't. Sadly, the fire claimed the life of the dog.
"I tried to go around to the windows but fire and smoke was dumping through and I couldn’t see inside," Procita said.
Firefighters were called to the scene, but had to fight for hours to finally quell the fire. They said that an investigation had been launched into whether an meteorite had caused the fire, but the investigation would need 2 weeks to produce any result.
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