Mysterious Roar And Light In The Sky Wake Mexican City

PUEBLA, MEXICO: 

HIGHLIGHTS

1. People of Puebla de Zaragoza saw what was 'most likely a meteor'
2. Bright light, thunderous noise triggered worries of a volcano erupting
3. No eruption at Popocatepetl volcano, no signs of earthquake: Officials

 Residents in a Mexican city woke in fright before dawn on Saturday to bright light in the sky and then a thunderous noise, fearing a nearby volcano had suddenly erupted.

But officials said Popocatepetl volcano had not stirred and no earthquake had registered.

Instead, the phenomena witnessed by the inhabitants of Puebla de Zaragoza, a city of three million people 50 kilometers (30 miles) from Mexico City, was "most likely a meteor," the local Astronomic Society tweeted.

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