Meteorite crash in Russia Raw Video 2-15-2013

Reports from the Russian region of the Ural Mountains suggest that a meteor may have exploded 10,000 meters above the ground this morning. YouTube videos show loud blasts and bright objects falling from the sky, and an emergency official told Reuters that "It was definitely not a plane. We are gathering the bits of information and have no data on the casualties so far." The incident occurred in Chelyabinsk, about 1,500 kilometers (930 miles) east of Moscow."Preliminary indications are that it was a meteorite rain," said an emergency official speaking to RIA-Novosti. "We have information about a blast at 10,000-meter (32,800-foot) altitude. It is being verified." According to the Washington Post, there are conflicting reports: an emergency ministry spokeswoman told the AP that there was a meteor shower, but another account given to Interfax reported a single meteorite. Interfax says that up to 400 people have been injured.