Ecuador volcano blasts lava high above crater

Published December 18, 2012 4:29pm ET



QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Volcano monitors say Ecuador’s Tungurahua volcano shot lava a half mile (1 kilometer) above its crater overnight and blasted hot rock and gas nearly 2 miles (3 kilometers) down its flank.

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