Explosion comes after more than a dozen fissures recently opened miles to the east of the crater, spewing lavaHawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupted anew before dawn on Thursday, shooting a steely gray plume of ash about 30,000 feet (9,100 meters) into the sky that began raining down on a nearby town.The explosion at the mountain summit came shortly after 4am following two weeks of volcanic activity that sent lava flows into neighborhoods and destroyed at least 26 homes. Continue reading…

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/17/hawaiis-kilauea-volcano-erupts-releasing-30000ft-plume-of-ash