Hawaii's Kilauea erupts into a disaster
by Rong-Gong Lin II and Heidi Chang, Los Angeles Times
May 05, 2018
4 minutes
HONOLULU - Hawaii's famed Kilauea volcano continued to erupt Friday, opening massive fissures in a residential neighborhood for the first time since 1960, demolishing two homes and shooting fountains of red-hot lava up to 100 feet in the air.
Mandatory evacuations were ordered for the rural communities of Leilani Estates and Lanipuna Gardens, which sit on the eastern base of the volcano and are home to at least 1,500 people. News stations captured video of people fleeing with their pets and whatever else they could quickly pack into their vehicles.
A total of 66 people were in shelters Thursday night, said Richard Rapoza,
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