A stream of lava from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano has been creeping toward a small town for months, and yesterday (Nov. 10), the molten rock finally ignited its first home.
The empty house in the village of Pahoa was set ablaze just before noon local time (5 p.m. EST), according to the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.
Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island has been continuously erupting for more than 30 years.
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano has been erupting for more than 30 years. A new stream of lava started flowing on June 27, 2014. By the fall, the molten rock was pushing close to homes and buildings in the town of Pahoa, in the eastern part of Hawaii's Big Island. On Nov. 10, the lava flow consumed its first home. [Read the latest update here]
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