Mysterious loud bang heard in Melbourne’s north likely a meteor, expert says

Doreen and Mernda residents describe seeing flash of light followed by ‘massive explosion’ on Wednesday night

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Mystery surrounds a loud boom that was heard across Melbourne’s north on Wednesday night.

A flash of light, followed by a bang-like noise, was captured on CCTV footage posted to social media by a resident from Doreen who heard the sound while getting out of his car at about 9pm.

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