Meteor Spotted Before Mount Washington Chalet Fire

0:00A chalet on Mount Washington got wiped out by a raging fire Tuesday night. The empty building on Foster's Avenue went up in flames just after midnight. Witnesses nearby her glass shattering and saw the whole place engulfed fast. Earlier that night, a bright blue flash lit up the sky. The American Meteor Society confirmed a fireball streaking across at 12.12 a.m. Pacific time. Hundreds of people reported spotting it right before the fire call came in. Those staying close by rushed over and down 9-1-1. Fire Captain Chris Hounsell said the roof was fully involved and soon collapsed. Crews shifted to shield the two buildings next door from spreading embers. Mount Washington has seen this before, a blaze in March 2020 forced eight people to flee another chalet. Then in 2015, three structures burned down, highlighting the fire risks up high. Officials are probing the cause with that Meteor's timing raising eyebrows as a possible trigger. They'll sort it out soon enough.

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