Volcano Erupts, Doesn’t Threaten Nearby Towns
From Times Wire Reports
Mexico’s Popocatepetl volcano staged a spectacular predawn explosion, sending a column of ash two miles into the air and spewing lava.
There were no reports of ash raining down or any other threat to nearby communities, Mexico’s National Disaster Prevention Center reported.
The explosion was the latest in a series of moderate eruptions from the 17,886-foot volcano 40 miles southeast of the Mexican capital. The volcano has been erupting intermittently since December 1994.
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