Lava Sputtering Near Kilauea Volcano Causes Evacuation On Hawaii's Big Island
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HAWAII (CBS) -- Lava is starting to sputter from a new fissure that opened near the Kilauea Volcano on Hawaii's big island.
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The Department of Public Works and Police verified reports of fissure number 18 that has steam and lava spatter activity.
The emergency message from the Hawaii Council Civil Defense has mandated an evacuation for residents located nearby to that volcanic activity.
See evacuation notice at https://t.co/sXbdr2bRWW https://t.co/QuALHUGOvl
— USGS Volcanoes???? (@USGSVolcanoes) May 13, 2018
Public Works/Police have verified reports of a new fissure, no. 18, on Halekamahina Loop Road to the west, or Kalapana side of Highway 132.
— COH Civil Defense (@CivilDefenseHI) May 13, 2018
Earlier, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said there's no significant lava flow so far from fissure number 16.
That fissure near a geothermal energy plant.
#HVO #KilaueaVolcano May 12 evening update (7:07PM HST): New outbreak reported at 6:00 pm ~0.5 mile northeast from end of Hinalo Road, very close to fissure 16 Lava is actively spattering and degassing but no flow has yet formed. https://t.co/7sDZqcx8dU #KilaueaErupts pic.twitter.com/Lea1b41NSo
— USGS Volcanoes???? (@USGSVolcanoes) May 13, 2018
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