Several Dead After Volcano Erupts In Indonesia

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KARO, Indonesia (CBS4) - Indonesian official say six people are dead after a volcanic eruption on Mount Sinabung.

Indonesian soldiers and villagers conduct search and rescue operations at Gamber village following the volcanic eruption at nearby Mount Sinabung in Karo, North Sumatra on May 22, 2016. (credit: ARDIANSYAH PUTRA/AFP/Getty Images)

Search and rescue operations are underway in Karo in North Sumatra as many more are feared trapped under the hot ash that reached as high as two miles into the sky.

(credit: GATHA GINTING/AFP/Getty Images)

Residents are being kept from their homes for fear of more eruptions.

Mount Sinabung sits on the Pacific "Ring of Fire."