‘Heard a big bang’: California man believes meteor may have destroyed his home
by Isabel Keane
Now that’s a real kick in the asteroid.
A Northern California home burst into flames and burned to the ground after a meteor — which witnesses saw flash across the sky — apparently fell from space and slammed into the structure, according to reports.
Dustin Procita, a rancher in Nevada County, wasn’t sure what had hit his home Friday until after firefighters extinguished the blaze.
“I heard a big bang. I started to smell smoke and I went on to my porch and it was completely engulfed in flames,” Procita told KCRA.
“They said it was a meteor. I watched meteor showers and stuff as a kid, but I definitely didn’t look forward to them landing in my yard, or through my roof,” he added.
Procita had just returned inside after feeding some crows and was sitting on the couch listening to music when the mysterious object hit his home.