A volcano eruption in Central Indonesia erupted on Friday causing the evacuation of thousands of people. Thankfully there have been no reports of any causalities or injuries reported. The volcano last erupted in 1991, killing one person. Beings that Indonesia is sitting on “The Ring of Fire” the country is prone to earthquakes and volcanoes. Read more about the eruption after the jump.
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An Indonesian volcano spit lava and smoke thousands of feet into the air early Friday, sending panicked residents fleeing down its slopes. There were no immediate reports of causalities.
The first eruption at Mount Lokon occurred at 10:46 p.m., said Brian Rulrone, a disaster management agency official. It was followed by a second powerful blast just after midnight and a third at 1:10 a.m.
Darwis Sitinjak, another disaster official, told El Shinta radio from the scene that soldiers and police were helping rescuers evacuate about 500 people who live along the mountain’s fertile slopes.
They join 2,000 others who fled Wednesday after being warned to stay far from the 5,741-foot (1,750-meter) volcano, which has been on high alert for nearly a week, with small eruptions daily.
Indonesia, a vast archipelago of 235 million people, is prone to earthquakes and volcanoes because it sits along the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” a horseshoe-shaped string of faults that lines the Pacific Ocean.
Mount Lokon, in north Sulawesi province, is one of the country’s 129 active volcanos.
Its last major eruption in 1991 killed a Swiss hiker and forced thousands of people to flee their homes.
