Mystery illness strikes after meteorite hits village

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=296907 ^

[chessplayer]

Villagers in southern Peru were struck by a mysterious illness after a meteorite made a fiery crash to Earth in their area, regional authorities said today.

Around midday Saturday, villagers were startled by an explosion and a fireball that many were convinced was an airplane crashing near their remote village, located in the high Andes department of Puno in the Desaguadero region, near the border with Bolivia.

Residents complained of headaches and vomiting brought on by a "strange odor," local health department official Jorge Lopez told Peruvian radio RPP.

Seven policemen who went to check on the reports also became ill and had to be given oxygen before being hospitalized, Lopez said.

[doodad]

Wow, Andromeda Strain.

[citizenmike]

Wow, Andromeda Strain.

Or Kryptonite.

[coconutt2000]

Residents complained of headaches and vomiting brought on by a "strange odor," local health department official Jorge Lopez told Peruvian radio RPP.

More likely, some Frenchmen from Reuters were probably out there to do a story on the meteorite and their odors made the locals sick...

[Mikey_1962]

Its all part of my evil plan to take over the world starting with South America...........

[uncitizen]

Where are Mulder and Scully when you need them?

[Uncle Ike]

Second source for this story...

Hmmmmmmmm.......

[agere_contra]

“There’s a Fire”

[OBXWanderer]

Boiling water started coming out of the crater and particles of rock and cinders were found nearby. Residents are very concerned," he said.

And no reference to global warming??? How can that be?? The reporter/reporterette of this story won't last long.

[nicmarlo]

Invasion of the Pod People, er I mean, the Body Snatchers

: )

[sure_fine]

"up there sir's"

[djf]

Soon the brigade will show up with the wisecracks about tin foil.

I doubt there is anything to it, but am reminded of the old saying “Some things are true whether you believe in them or not”

Alien DNA or pathogens could easily eradicate much of the life on Earth. We have no resistance, our immune systems might not even recognize it as dangerous. An example would be you can get a piece of glass embedded in your body and you have no immunological responses at all.

[johnny7]

[Thudd]

Whatever is going on, it's certain that no good can come of it.

[Saundra Duffy]

The excitement made them all sick because they weren’t used to it.

[ImProudToBeAnAmerican]

That there’s a space peanut!

[wolfcreek]

Wear masks so they can’t vomit in your mouth.

[Hot Tabasco]

Maybe it landed in the village outhouse.......

[Roccus]

Hugo missile test gone awry?

[PBRSTREETGANG]