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VIDEO: 10 pm Eruption Update – 230 ft. High Lava Fountains On Luana St.
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by Big Island Video News
on May 5, 2018 at 10:51 pm

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STORY SUMMARY

LEILANI ESTATES, Hawaii - A new fissure erupted this evening near fissures 2 and 7, beginning with small lava spattering at about 8:44 p.m.

image by USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

(BIVN) – After a short period of quiet in Leilani Estates, a new, vigorous fissure began erupting from Luana Street on Saturday evening.

Eye witnesses and scientists with the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory confirmed the new activity. The new fissure erupted near fissures 2 and 7 (USGS map inset below), beginning with small lava spattering at about 8:44 p.m.

By 9 p.m., lava fountains as high as about 230 feet were erupting from the fissure.

In the late afternoon/early evening, emergency officials reported that no new outbreaks had emerged in the area, although the fissures continued to emit hazardous fumes. 5 homes have been destroyed so far in the eruption and Leilani Estates and Lanipuna Gardens residents remain on evacuation notice due to the unpredictability of the volcanic hazards.


Filed Under: Breaking Tagged With: Kilauea, lava, Leilani Estates

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