Possible Meteorite Strike In Maryland

Federal officials will be investigating whether a meteorite struck an area just outside Washington, DC.

WJLA-TV reports firefighters found the rock while responding to a brush fire in Bowie, Maryland early this morning.

The Bowie Volunteer Fire Department knocked down the fire and tweeted photos of the scene, which showed a small crater and charred debris.

39 runs an odd one.. Possible meteorite strike behind Scarlett oak terrace. Causing a massive brush fire. pic.twitter.com/CBQqS02RLV — Bowie Volunteer Fire (@BowieVFD) April 25, 2016

No injuries were reported. NASA, however, seems to doubt the link between the strike and the fire.

Mike Kelley, a program scientist in NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office, told WTOP that that's not even possible, that meteorites “on a small scale do not start fires.

"They’re not hot enough when they reach the ground," Kelley said.