Molten rock began shooting from the volcano before dawn on Monday when fissures opened in the caldera floor and propelled lava 295 feet (90 meters) into the air. The red liquid formed tall fountains and then spread across 650 acres (263 hectares). The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory estimated the lava was about 1 yard (1 meter) thick.

Hawaii’s Kilauea, one of the world’s most active volcanos, fired out partially molten “lava bombs” from its vents and lava fountains up to 262 feet.

The Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island spewed lava on Christmas Day (December 25), keeping up its rumbling despite the alert level at the volcano being lowered.

Kilauea volcano eruption in Hawaii Live view as lava bubbles through the crust of one of the world’s most active volcanoes — Kilauea — on Hawaii’s Big Island. The eruption is confined to the volcano’s summit caldera,

The Kilauea volcano in Hawaii continues to spew one-metre-thick lava into the air. The eruption of one of the world’s most active volcanoes has stayed within the mountain’s summit. Molten rock began shooting from the volcano at the start of the week and has now spread across 263 hectares.