[meteorite-list] Argentine explosion ("they are hiding something")

From: MexicoDoug <mexicodoug_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2011 22:10:09 -0400 (EDT)
Message-ID: <8CE511B0AB08388-F4-DBB2_at_web-mmc-d02.sysops.aol.com>

http://www.perfil.com/contenidos/2011/10/02/noticia_0007.html

Oct 2 article: The Argentine explosion on September 26 which was
alleged to be meteorite-related caused a tremendous scandal for this
young dude. 19-year old Emilio Veron single-handedly seeded the rumor
which spread via internet like wildfire with a picture he claimed was
of the falling meteor that caused the fireball. The image he claimed
was found not to be of the explosion. But the quick thinking naughty
muchacho had an explanation: My 6-year old little sister took the
picture two weeks earlier of this red fireball and I am sure this time
it was something that fell from the sky this time so I errrr...showed
the press our image, but it was just errrr...like an example I was
showing them. It's not my fault. Besides it's all a big cover-up, I
still believe something fell from the sky.

Well, in Argentina they know how to deal with fibbing muchachos. He
was thrown in jail overnight and complained of getting his human rights
trampled since he was not given any explanation of why. After his
family got his release, it was said he was locked up for providing
"false witness" (comment: as contrasted with pseudometeorite this would
be pseudowitnessed fall!)

The kid felt bad though since he lived three blocks away and was on the
patio when he heard (Note: did not SEE, although he says it came from
the sky!) the explosion with his brother and they ran to help the
survivors, including the 8 serious besides the one death. Some
treatment for being a Good Samaritan, huh ;-)

Expert investigators certified that it was a gas leak coming from a
pizza oven which filled the place to an explosive mixture which then
ignited.

Kindest wishes
Doug




MONTE GRANDE

"Est?n tapando algo", afirma el joven que tom? la foto del meteorito

Se llama Emilio Ver?n, tiene 19 a?os y estuvo preso por mostrar la foto
del supuesto meteorito que caus? la explosi?n en donde muri? una mujer.
Fotos.

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02.10.2011 | 12:05


El celular que captur? la imagen de la pol?mica. | Foto: DyN

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Emilio Ver?n tiene 19 a?os y gan? popularidad esta semana por haber
mostrado una foto de un meteorito que, seg?n se dijo en un primer
momento, provoc? en la madrugada del lunes en Monte Grande la tremenda
explosi?n que caus? el derrumbe de un almac?n y dos viviendas. All?
muri? una mujer de 43 a?os y otros ocho vecinos sufrieron heridas.

El hecho es oficialmente atribuido a una fuga de gas de un horno
pizzero del comercio que funcionaba en el lugar. Por esa raz?n, una
foto mostrada en un mal momento, Ver?n estuvo preso 12 horas durante el
martes, junto a su hermano Jonathan de 18 a?os. ?Falso testimonio?,
dijeron los medios, pero los polic?as nunca le dijeron el motivo de su
detenci?n.

La foto, en realidad y seg?n cuenta ?l, hab?a sido tomada por su
hermana menor (Mar?a Soledad, de seis a?os) dos semanas antes de la
tragedia y mostraba un objeto rojo que ca?a del cielo. Ver?n les mostr?
esa imagen a los medios solamente con la intenci?n de graficar qu? pudo
haber ca?do. El dato se propag? con la velocidad de la luz y as? fue
que termin? detenido.

En entrevista con PERFIL, Emilio cont? su historia, a?n convencido de
que ?algo? cay? del cielo. ?Esa madrugada estaba en el patio de mi
casa, con mi hermano Jonathan. Escuchamos la explosi?n y salimos
corriendo a ver lo que hab?a pasado?, recuerda.

Emilio vive en una casa humilde a tres cuadras de donde sucedi? todo.
?Lo primero que hicimos al llegar fue ayudar a sacar gente de los
escombros, era un desastre?, agreg?. El estallido fue a las dos de la
ma?ana y Ver?n, junto con su hermano, pasaron la madrugada ayudando a
los sobrevivientes.
Received on Tue 04 Oct 2011 10:10:09 PM PDT


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