By Claire Bates

Blazing fury: The meteorite was broadcast on local TV just hours after it flew across Cusco in Peru yesterday

Blazing with the fury of a mini-sun this amazing video shows the moment a suspected meteor streaked across the sky over the city of Cusco in Peru.
It was captured blasting through the upper levels of the atmosphere at 2pm yesterday afternoon, leaving an irredescent trail in its wake.
Astonished residents watched as the impressive natural phenomena eventually disappeared over the horizon.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=NIsATYve8x4#!

Read the complete news: http://ow.ly/6d6sv (Aeronoticias) .- Residents of the Cusco were amazed to see a meteorite in the sky leaving a long trail of fire left view a video transmitted by Channel N

Experts believe it may have caused forest fires to the south of the city, which have been ravaged by drought.
Local officials and the National Police are currently trying to determine where the meteorite may have landed and are speaking to farmers south of the city.
The meteorite fell in the south of the Imperial City, between the districts of San Sebastian and San Geronimo.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2030428/Meteorite-Peru-leaves-forest-fires-wake-Cusco.html