Lava Sputtering Near Kilauea Volcano Causes Evacuation On Hawaii's Big Island

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HAWAII (CBS) -- Lava is starting to sputter from a new fissure that opened near the Kilauea Volcano on Hawaii's big island.

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The Department of Public Works and Police verified reports of fissure number 18 that has steam and lava spatter activity.

The emergency message from the Hawaii Council Civil Defense has mandated an evacuation for residents located nearby to that volcanic activity.

Earlier, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said there's no significant lava flow so far from fissure number 16.

That fissure near a geothermal energy plant.

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