[meteorite-list] Fire caused by meteorites.. Is it possible?

[JoshuaTreeMuseum]

That's like saying guilty by association or proximity. If you're walking by 
a crime scene as the crime is in progress, this in no way implies you're a 
suspect. It's a coincidence. Same with the suspected super bolide fires. 
Just because fires start during a bolide sighting, it in no way implies 
cause and effect. Especially when the fires are 50 km away from the 
projected impact area.

Phil Whitmer

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Here's a discussion you might want to read.

http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2002/pdf/1882.pdf

Randy Korotev