Footage shows buildings being hit by flashing objects falling from the sky

Feb 15, 2013 09:35 GMT  ·  By

Earlier today, Russia was hit by a meteorite that caused most of the buildings in the country's Chelyabinsk region to lose their windows as a result of a series of explosions.

The footage above made it online only a few of hours ago, and shows how, when confronted with this situation, locals began to panic and took to the streets.

Besides seeing the locals trying to made head and tail of the strange objects falling from the sky and hitting the ground, one can hear windows smashing in the background.

“Wow, looks like a scene from a movie! Incredible!” reads one comment to this video.

The video below shows the inside on an office building and people trying to take cover behind their desks while an explosion strikes just outside their window.