(ETH) – According to a report coming out of India, A meteorite has crashed into a factory compound in Rajasthan’s Alwar village, early on Tuesday, February 11th leaving a 20-foot deep crater in the ground. The event was captured on videos, showing the sky lit up as the meteor pummels into the ground. No building damage has been reported. The event was captured on video by a CCTV camera that captured the meteor on film before striking the ground.

Locals reported that the blast was felt as the meteor fell, with people initially believing it was an earthquake. One resident named Rajesh Kumar Gupta said he woke up to the loud explosion in the morning and decided to go out of his house to see what was happening and reported that he felt a gust of strong wind. Others such as local farmers in Fauladpur city of Shahjahanpur also reported witnessing the meteor. According to another resident named Ajay Chaudhary, there was a sudden flash of light in the sky before it struck the compound.


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