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BHUBANESWAR, INDIA, September 28, 2003: Two people have been injured and several homes badly damaged by a meteorite crashing into a village in the coastal state of Orissa. The fiery object crashed to earth shortly after sunset. Witnesses reported a bright fireball briefly lighting up the night sky and causing panic among local residents, the PTI report said. Reports from several districts described an ear-splitting noise that shattered several windows as the object sped overhead. At least one part of the fireball came down in a village in Mayurbhanj district in Orissa, setting several homes alight and lightly injuring at least two people. The report said other parts of the meteorite may have crashed into another village, also setting at least one thatched house ablaze. Officials in the area have been asked to collect any remaining samples of the object for scientific analysis. Two five-kilogram pieces have been recovered.

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