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Meteorite Crash in Peru Leaves Hundreds of Ill People
World | September 19, 2007, Wednesday // 00:00
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Hundreds of people in Peru fell ill after an object from space - said to be a meteorite - plummeted to Earth in a remote area, BBC reported.
Peru officials say the object left a deep crater after crashing down over the weekend near the town of Carancas in the Andes.
People who have visited scene have been complaining of headaches, vomiting and nausea after inhaling gases.
A team of scientists is on its way to the site to collect samples and verify whether it was indeed a meteorite.
Geologists have called on the authorities to stop people going near the crash site.
Local resident Heber Mamani said a bull and some other animals had become ill.
"That is why we are asking for an analysis, because we are worried for our people. They are afraid," he said.
The incident began on Saturday night, when people near Carancas in the remote Puno region, some 1,300km south of Lima, reported seeing a fireball in the sky coming towards them.
The object then hit the ground, leaving a 30m wide and 6m deep crater.
The crater spewed what officials described as fetid, noxious gases.
An engineer from the Peruvian Nuclear Energy Institute told AFP news agency no radiation had been detected from the crater and ruled out the fallen object being a satellite.
Peru officials say the object left a deep crater after crashing down over the weekend near the town of Carancas in the Andes.
People who have visited scene have been complaining of headaches, vomiting and nausea after inhaling gases.
A team of scientists is on its way to the site to collect samples and verify whether it was indeed a meteorite.
Geologists have called on the authorities to stop people going near the crash site.
Local resident Heber Mamani said a bull and some other animals had become ill.
"That is why we are asking for an analysis, because we are worried for our people. They are afraid," he said.
The incident began on Saturday night, when people near Carancas in the remote Puno region, some 1,300km south of Lima, reported seeing a fireball in the sky coming towards them.
The object then hit the ground, leaving a 30m wide and 6m deep crater.
The crater spewed what officials described as fetid, noxious gases.
An engineer from the Peruvian Nuclear Energy Institute told AFP news agency no radiation had been detected from the crater and ruled out the fallen object being a satellite.
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