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    16 February 2013| last updated at 02:07PM

    Suspected meteor explosion reported in central Cuba



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    HAVANA: An object fell from the sky over central Cuba on Thursday night and turned into a fireball "bigger than the sun" before it exploded, a Cuban TV channel reported Friday, citing eyewitnesses.

     

    Some residents in the central province of Cienfuegos were quoted as saying that at around 8 p.m. local time Thursday (0100 GMT Friday) they saw a bright spot in the sky comparable to a bus in size, China's Xinhua news agency reported citing the Cuban TV station.    
     
    The object then turned into a fireball "bigger than the sun," said the witnesses, adding that several minutes later they heard a loud explosion.    
     
    One resident told the TV station that his house shook slightly in the blast.    
     
    Cuban experts have been dispatched to the area to look for possible remains of the meteor-like object, said the report.    
     
    It remains unknown whether the reported phenomenon in Cuba is related to Friday's meteor strike in central Russia, which set off a shockwave that shattered windows and left some 1,000 people injured. -- BERNAMA
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