Fountain of lava: See the latest video from Hawaii volcano Kilauea

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Monday, May 21, 2018
Kilauea eruptions create fountain of lava
The latest video from the U.S. Geological Survey shows fountains of lava at Fissure 20 of the Kilauea eruptions.

The U.S. Geological Survey has released more video of the Kilauea eruptions, this time showing fountains of lava at Fissure 20.

The video was taken around 3:45 p.m. local time on May 19. The USGS also released video of the same fissure spattering about 12 hours earlier.

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Lava flows and hazardous volcanic particles continue to be emitted by Hawaii's Kilauea volcano on Saturday, June 9.
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The eruptions so far have caused one injury when a man was hit in the leg by a flying piece of lava. The volcanic activity, which has been going on for more than two weeks, has burned around 40 structures, including two dozen homes.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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