Modern Mysteries

Huge chunks of ice crash through man's roof

By T.K. Randall
January 9, 2015 ·  11 comments

The ice blocks inexplicably fell from the sky. Image Credit: CC 2.0 JDP90 The Chicago resident entered his apartment to find debris all over the floor and a large gaping hole in the roof. Given the size of the chunks and the amount of damage they had caused it is likely that if he had been home at the time he could have easily been killed.

Connors' neighbor Doris Patiz was the first to become aware of the incident. "I heard this terrible blast and I thought it had to be a house that had blown up with gas or something," she said.

Connors himself got the shock of his life when he arrived home. Most of the ice appeared to have come through the ceiling above the living room while another piece had landed in the bedroom."I walked in and it looked like a bomb had exploded up in here," he said.

It isn't clear exactly where the ice came from but some experts have proposed the idea that it could have been a meteorological phenomenon known as a megacryometeor. It is also possible that it was dropped from an overflying aircraft.

"There's a slight possibility the ice-ball fell from an airplane," said pilot Scott Batzel. "It's not a common occurrence but it does happen from time to time."

Source: Mail Online | Comments (11)

Tags: Ice, Ceiling