California man says meteor destroyed his home after he 'heard a big bang'

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California man says meteor destroyed his home after he 'heard a big bang'
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Northern California man whose home was destroyed by fire Friday night blames it on a meteor.

SACRAMENTO, Cal. --

"Wide open spaces, This was kind of a farm cattle ranch area and not much around it," said Captain Josh Miller, with the Penn Valley Fire Department."I heard a big bang. I started to smell smoke and I went onto my porch and it was completely engulfed in flames," Procita said. "Meteorite, asteroid -- one of those two," Cpt. Miller said. "I had one individual tell me about it first and like, okay, I'll put that in the back of my mind. But then more people -- two, three or four more started coming in and talking about it."

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