Fiery meteor explodes over Russia

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A meteorite trail over the village of Bolshoe Sidelnikovo in Russia on Friday.

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A meteorite trail over Chelyabinsk. Scientists estimate the meteor weighed 10 tons.

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The trail of a falling object over a residential apartment block in the city of Chelyabinsk.

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A suspected meteor over the highway that travels from Kostanai, Kazakhstan, to the Chelyabinsk region of Russia.

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A 20-foot-wide hole was left in the ice of a frozen lake from a suspected meteor strike outside the town of Chebakul, Russia.

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Windows were shattered on a building in Chelyabinsk.

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Workers repaired a power line near the wall of a local zinc plant that was damaged from the meteor.

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The meteor fall caused explosions that broke glass over a wide area.

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The Emergency Ministry says more than 500 people sought treatment after the blasts and that 34 of them were hospitalized.