Fountains of glowing molten rock shot into the night sky when the volcano first erupted on the Reykjanes peninsula.
A volcano has spewed lava and smoke in spectacular fashion over south-western Iceland for a second day raising fears of spreading pollution hours after its eruption forced the evacuation of a spa resort.
The flow from the volcano has since slowed, Rikke Pedersen, head of the Nordic Volcanological Centre, said. “We have a quite intense fountaining and high output in the beginning and it rapidly declines, but that doesn’t tell us anything about how long it will last.” The nearby Blue Lagoon spa, which has large outdoor pools heated by geothermal energy, was evacuated and remained closed.
“The next thing you know, the ground is exploding right next to us,” the 53-year-old said. They watched the sky turn red as they were being evacuated.“There was definitely a sense of urgency as we were trying to get out of there. The staff was throwing all of our belongings into our bag and just saying, you got to get out of here,” he added.
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