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the big island with the latest on a scary situation there, jeff. well jon, there are growing concerns this morning that lava could soon reach a nearby geo thermal plant. it has reached the edge of the property sparking fears of a possible explosion or release of toxic steam. the plant is pretty far away from the volcano summit but close to an active fissure. they harness energy from the volcano by capturing hot liquid in wells underground. crews removed thousands of gallons of flammable liquid and in the process of putting cold water in the wells. lava flows are growing in size and moving at a much faster rate now getting close to even a charter school. many wondering if there are any signs that this volcano could slow down soon. i would say no. this is still the early part of the eruption. especially the second phase,

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