the fence. three fences, then he bit me. and he ran away. lava in this area covering around four square miles. jon: what about the summit at kilauea? what s going on there? we re seeing a lot of video of the lava is at the lower rift zone with fissures. we re 25 miles away from the summit of the kilauea volcano. we see explosive eruptions. it sent ash in the air 15,000 feet and 4.5 earthquake this morning. there wasn t a tsunami warning but the officials in this area warning folks this will keep on going. jon: wow. jeff paul at kilauea. thank you.
the fissures and lava flows, things like that. we also have the concern for the summit of kilauea. two explosive eruptions have taken place the last 24 hours at the summit. not only does ma mean you have the lava and toxic gas. you can see from the observatory from the ash coming down thick throughout much of this area. here is the other thing that poseses a problem. when the volcano erupts it sends lava and toxic gases into the air but also the ash. the main concern here is inhalation for people. this could be incredibly toxic and deadly in high doses. but, also, some of the things that the airport on the big island have been keeping a close eye on is the airplanes because the ash can be a big deal for airplanes as well. here is why. as that ash goes inside of those engines, it melts but you have so much air flow coming in that
people brace for more explosive eruptions and fast-moving lava continues to flow from the kilauea volcano. one man was seriously injured after he was hit in the leg by lava splatters. alarming details here on the big island. we are learning about the first serious injury involving this volcano where a man was standing on his balcony. laugh ar is starting to cross over this lane. the roadway, we were on it just yesterday it s a main escape route for many residents. the fear is the lava flo could soon trap those residents. the air national guard had to airlift four people to safety. and there could be more calls as lava continues to increase and
near future. on the long list of worries for residents of hawaii, explosive eruptions without warning and volcanic smog. the latest from the big island next. to bring together a group of remarkable people.
happen and we don t know exactly how long after that we ll start seeing the ground water heating up and the explosive eruptions. we know it s happening. we don t know the timing. shepard: would the explosions be from different vents or the main crater? how would you describe it? what is happening now, we re seeing fissures opening up in the last few weeks. 15 new vents opening. from the vents, we re seeing lava flow coming out. some plumes are going 100 feet in the air and producing huge amounts of gas like sulfur dioxide. we re seeing the plumes at the maximum level or higher. then on the crater itself,