This thread and Latvia's media is obviously for ignoramuses.

Contrary to popular belief, meteorites are not burning on impact. In fact, they are most likely to be cold and frosty. They are at near absolute zero temperatures in space, usually spend a fraction of a second burning in the upper atmosphere, forming a thin "fusion crust", but the interior is still cool. I study and collect meteorites, and while there are countless cases of witnessed meteorite falls, I don't recall any case of a confirmed meteorite starting a fire, try to find one that did, and you won't, because it doesn't happen.