The real-life meteor strike that inspired '9-1-1: Lone Star' asteroid disaster

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The real-life meteor strike that inspired '9-1-1: Lone Star' asteroid disaster

The Chelyabinsk meteor struck Russia in 2013, resulting in almost 1,500 injuries and 7,300 buildings damaged.Kevin Estrada/FOX TK (Ronen Rubinstein) and Owen (Rob Lowe) in '9-1-1: Lone Star' season 5, episode 11, "Impact"9-1-1: Lone Star is going out with a bang.The Fox drama is heading into its series finale with an asteroid hitting Austin, which may sound like something you'd only see in a screenplay — but was actually inspired by a real-life …