California man blames meteorite after house goes up in flames

Fireball - like a flaming basketball' - seen in sky around the time rancher's home destroyed north-east of Sacramento

A northern California man has claimed that his home was destroyed by a meteorite on Friday, after several witnesses reportedly saw a ball of light descending from the sky.

I heard a big bang. I started to smell smoke and I went on to my porch and it was completely engulfed in flames," local rancher Dustin Procita, whose home was destroyed, told the local television news station KCRA.