Meteorite Causes Explosion In Russia (Video)

A meteorite caused an explosion in central Russia on Friday morning, emergency officials said.

Meteorite explosion in Russia (Youtube screen grab)

"A meteorite disintegrated above the Urals (mountain range in central Russia), partially burning up in the lower atmosphere," the local office  of the national emergencies ministry said in a statement. "Fragments of the meteorite reached Earth, falling in sparsely populated areas in the Chelyabinsk region."

Initial reports indicate that the explosion broke windows, leaving at least four people injured by flying glass.

Vadim Kolesnikov of the Russian Interior Minisry told the Associate Press that about 600 square meters (6,460 square feet) of a roof at a zinc factory had collapsed. More than 100 people also called for  medical assistance after the incident, he said.

An amateur footage of the meteorite shows an object an object flaring brightly as it speeds across the sky. The time stamp on the video reveals it was taken about 9:20 a.m. local time (0320 GMT).

Check out the said video below: