Recently there are reports from the Russian Intelligence which tell that it was not a meteor but an US-espionage-satellite which had an PU-238 energy source and thus all the illness stuff derives from the radiation...

I now only have a german report about it:
http://politblog.net/krieg-terrorismus/us-spionagesatellit-kh-13-in-peru-abgestuerzt.htm#more-1574

Enjoy your meal
Toast