The sky lit up dramatically across the Interior of B.C. as a large ball of flames headed towards the earth on Monday night.
Chief Fire Information Officer Kevin Skrepnek was in Nelson when he felt what seemed similar to a power surge, followed by streetlights ‘shorting out’ at the same time.
“Then, to the East, I saw a reddish fire streak in the sky, headed north,”said Skrepnek.
Here's the meteor.
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