Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

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Meteor passes over Mexico City followed by loud explosion

A flash accompanied by a crash this morning was recorded in central Mexico at around 1:45 AM, said SkyAlert, which attributed the phenomenon to a possible "fireball or meteor", but authorities with civil protection warned that so far the causes are unknown.

SkyAlert, an unofficial warning seismic platform, and volcanic and atmospheric phenomena, said through the Twitter network around 01.47 local time (06.47 GMT), "a light was seen and explosion heard," adding that reports came from Puebla, Mexico City, State of Mexico and Tlaxcala.

"It is very likely that the explosion of the 'bolide, or meteor' occurred . . .

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