Guadalajara, Mexico - An explosion inside the ever-smouldering summit of western Mexico's Volcano of Fire sent ash and gases nearly five kilometres into the air late on Tuesday, but did not cause any immediate evacuations.
Authorities said the eruption, which occurred shortly before midnight, was not as large as several spectacular explosions the volcano unleashed last month, but was still stronger than a well-known July 1999 blast that sent glowing rock down its slopes and a plume of ash eight kilometres skyward.
There were no reports of damage, but authorities were searching the area around the 3 820m volcano to ensure evacuations were not necessary, said Jorge Sapien, a spokesperson for emergency response teams in Jalisco state, of which Guadalajara is the capital.
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The 3 820m volcano straddles the border of Jalisco and Colima states and is located 690km west of Mexico City. It is considered among the country's most-active and potentially most-destructive volcanoes.
Seismologists say the increasing frequency of eruptions and their intensity are signs that the volcano is returning to an explosive stage like one that started in 1903. In that era, the eruptions climaxed with a massive explosion in 1913, which left a 500m deep crater at the volcano's peak and scattered ash on cities 385km away. Records aren't clear if there were any casualties. - Sapa-AP
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