tonight. >> reporter: tonight, fountains of lava engulfing neighborhoods on hawaii's big island after multiple new eruptions from the kilauea volcano. flames and lava shooting a hundred feet in the air, forcing at least 1,800 people from their homes with just minutes to spare. >> we could hear the lava exploding from the house. you know, is the house still gonna be there when we go back over there? >> reporter: the actual volcano crater miles away from the vents in the ground where the eruptions are exploding. >> my house is on stilts so the whole house actually shook. >> reporter: officials say at least two homes have been destroyed. witnesses comparing the sound of the eruption to a jet engine. >> we were a half a block away from where it was happening, but you could feel the heat, feel the power of the eruption. >> reporter: a line of lava spewing from a crack in the earth, spilling out onto the streets. plumes of thick, pink smoke rising high above the island.