An asteroid lit up the sky in Russia's remote far eastern region of Yakutia early on Wednesday, producing a fireball before likely burning up in the atmosphere, officials and scientists said. The emergencies ministry in Yakutia said all official bodies had been placed on alert as the asteroid approached but that no damage had been reported after its descent.

According to officials, an asteroid lit up the sky in Russia, near the far eastern region of Yakutia. It produced a fireball before burning up in the atmosphere.

A small asteroid lit up the sky over Russia’s Siberian republic of Yakutia as it entered Earth's atmosphere.View on euronews