Mexican Volcano Erupts; No Threat to Towns
Mexico’s Popocatepetl volcano staged a spectacular pre-dawn explosion Sunday, sending a column of ash two miles into the air and spewing red-hot lava.
There were no reports of ash raining down or any other threat to nearby communities, Mexico’s National Disaster Prevention Center reported.
The explosion was the latest in a series of moderate eruptions from the 17,886-foot volcano located 40 miles southeast of the Mexican capital.
Known as Popo, the volcano has been erupting intermittently since December 1994. In July, it sent a column of hot ash more than a mile into the air and spat red-hot rocks but didn’t threaten residents living at the base.
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