PHOTO GALLERY: Hundreds injured after meteorite falls in Russia

February 15, 2013 | 10:20 a.m. CST

A meteorite streaked across the sky of Russia's Ural Mountains on Friday morning, causing a sharp explosion and injuring about 100 people, many of whom were hurt by broken glass.

In this photo provided by Chelyabinsk.ru a meteorite contrail is seen over Chelyabinsk. A meteorite streaked across the sky of Russia's Ural Mountains on Friday morning, causing sharp explosions and reportedly injuring around 100 people, including many hurt by broken glass. | Yekaterina Pustynnikova/CHELYABINSK.RU

In this photo provided by E1.ru, a meteorite contrail is seen over a village of Bolshoe Sidelnikovo on Friday. The meteorite caused sharp explosions and reportedly injured about 100 people, including many hurt by broken glass. | Nadezhda Luchinina/E1.RU

Municipal workers repair damaged electric power circuit outside a zinc factory building with about 6,000 square feet of a roof collapsed after a meteorite exploded over in Chelyabinsk region on Friday. | Oleg Kargapolov/CHELYABINSK.RU

In this photo provided by Chelyabinsk.ru, a woman cleans away glass debris from a window after a meteorite explosion over Chelyabinsk region on Friday. A meteorite exploded in the sky above Russia on Friday, causing a shock wave that blew out windows injuring hundreds of people and sending fragments falling to the ground in the Ural Mountains. | Yevgenia Yemelyanova/CHELYABINSK.RU