Meteorite Blamed for Md. Brush Fire

Bowie firefighters found a crater and suspected meteorite.

Source Firehouse.com News

April 25, 2016
Bowie Vol. Fire Dept.
Bowie firefighters found this crater and suspected meteorite after a brush fire.
Bowie firefighters found this crater and suspected meteorite after a brush fire.

A meteorite is being eyed as the cause of a brush fire in Bowie.

Firefighters battled the fire on Scarlett Oaks Terrace about 5 p.m. Sunday.

Afterward, they found a crater with what appeared to be a meteorite.

The incident is being investigated.

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