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WATCH: Mayon Volcano spews lava fountain

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<figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1441204" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="~//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="~//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><address style="text-align:center">Mayon lava fountain taken in Ilawod, Camalig, Albay at 10 p.m., January 15, 2018. Courtesy of Bert Recamunda and Joel Rey Lim</address><p>Mayon Volcano in Albay province had a &quot;lava fountaining&quot; event at 10 p.m. Monday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. </p><p>During the event, jets of lava were sprayed into the air by the rapid formation and expansion of gas bubbles in the molten rock, according to scientists. </p><p>Lava fountains range from about 10 meters to 100 meters in height, and sometimes reach more than 500 meters, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. </p><p>Lava fountains erupt from isolated vents, along fissures, within active lava lakes, and from a lava tube when water gains access to the tube in a confined space, the USGS added.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/15/18/panoorin-bulkang-mayon-patuloy-na-nagbubuga-ng-lava ">PANOORIN: Bulkang Mayon, patuloy na nagbubuga ng lava</a></li></ul><p>Phivolcs, which has raised alert level 3 on communities near the volcano, on Monday warned of a possible hazardous eruption &quot;within weeks or even within days&quot;. </p><p>The government agency said the lava fountaining event could be one of the factors for raising an alert level 4 warning. Level 5 indicates an eruption is in progress. </p><p>Thousands fled from their homes as lava oozed out of a rumbling Philippine volcano on Monday in what volcanologists described as a &quot;quiet eruption&quot;, warning it could lead to a hazardous explosion within days.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/tvpatrol/01/13/volcano1.jpg"/><figcaption>Lava fountains range from about 10 meters to 100 meters in height, and sometime reach more than 500 meters. <em>Photos courtesy of Richard Esplana</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Lava was slowly flowing out of the Mayon volcano&#x27;s crater along with a spectacular 1,000-metre (3,280-foot) ash plume rising into the sky, the nation&#x27;s volcanology institute said.</p><p>More than 12,000 people have been ordered to leave a seven-kilometer danger zone around the crater, as officials warned them of potentially destructive mudflows and toxic clouds.</p><p>&quot;Technically, the volcano is erupting but the eruption is fairly quiet. It may escalate into a hazardous eruption,&quot; Paul Alanis, science research specialist at the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), told AFP. </p><p>A hazardous or explosive eruption means a lava fountain or a spray of hot rocks and gases that could move as fast as 60 kilometers per hour, Alanis added. </p><p>Local disaster officials also warned of volcanic mudflows known as lahars. </p><p>&quot;Because of continuous rains in past weeks, debris deposited (on) the slopes of Mayon could lead to lahar flows. If rain does not stop it could be hazardous,&quot; Claudio Yucot, head of the region&#x27;s office of civil defense, told AFP. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/15/18/thousands-more-evacuated-as-lava-spreads-around-mayon-volcano">READ: Thousands more evacuated as lava spreads around Mayon Volcano</a></li></ul><p>Mayon, a near-perfect cone that draws thousands of tourists, even during minor eruptions, rises 2,460 meters (8,070 feet) above a largely agricultural region some 330 kilometers southwest of Manila. </p><p>It is the considered the nation&#x27;s most active volcano.</p><p>Steam-driven eruptions and rockfalls began over the weekend, and the crater began glowing on Sunday evening, in what Phivolcs said was a sign of the growth of a new lava dome.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ANCRecap?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ANCRecap</a>: Lava fountain observed on Mayon Volcano. Thea Omelan reports. <a href="https://t.co/9ax5NjyoPh">pic.twitter.com/9ax5NjyoPh</a></p>— ABS-CBN News Channel (@ANCALERTS) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANCALERTS/status/952936902994272256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 15, 2018</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div><strong>&#x27;Rolling thunder&#x27;</strong></div><p>Lava last flowed out of Mayon in 2014 when 63,000 people fled from their homes. </p><p>&quot;We think the lava now is more fluid than in 2014. This means the flow can reach further down (the slopes) at a faster rate,&quot; Phivolcs head Renato Solidum told AFP. </p><p>&quot;We see similarity with eruptions where the first phase of the activity started with lava flow and culminated in an explosive or hazardous part. That&#x27;s what we are trying to monitor and help people avoid.&quot; </p><p>The Philippines is part of a &quot;Ring of Fire&quot; of islands in the Pacific that were formed by volcanic activity, and has to contend with 22 active volcanoes.</p><p>Mayon has a long history of deadly eruptions.</p><p>Four foreign tourists and their local tour guide were killed when Mayon last erupted, in May 2013.</p><p>In 1814 more than 1,200 people were killed when lava flows buried the town of Cagsawa.</p><p>An explosion in August 2006 did not directly kill anyone, but four months later a typhoon unleashed an avalanche of volcanic mud from Mayon&#x27;s slopes that claimed 1,000 lives.</p><p>In Monday&#x27;s lava flow, Phivolcs advised residents to use a damp cloth over their mouths and stay indoors to avoid inhaling sulfur dioxide gas. </p><p>&quot;If you breathe, you will feel like coughing and clearing your throat. It also stings and is painful in the eyes,&quot; Bert Recamunda, a 55-year-old engineer and Mayon watcher, told AFP after visiting Camalig town near the volcano. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/15/18/look-mayon-volcanos-eruption-at-night">LOOK: Mayon Volcano&#x27;s eruption at night</a></li></ul><p>Classes were suspended in parts of Albay province where Mayon is at, and some schools were used as evacuation centres. </p><p>&quot;I am afraid. The volcano rumbles like a rolling thunder,&quot; Nerry Briones, 40, told AFP from a classroom in Camalig town, where she and her three children have stayed for the past two nights along with other evacuees. <strong>- with reports from Thea Omelan, Karren Canon, and Jose Carretero, ABS-CBN News; Agence France-Presse; Reuters </strong></p>

<p>Jets of lava were sprayed into the air by the rapid formation and expansion of gas bubbles in the molten rock, according to scientists. </p>

Jets of lava were sprayed into the air by the rapid formation and expansion of gas bubbles in the molten rock, according to scientists.