"Unprecedented Iceland Volcano Eruption: Live Footage and Photos"

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"Unprecedented Iceland Volcano Eruption: Live Footage and Photos"
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The Sylingarfell volcano in Iceland has erupted for the third time in less than two months, spewing lava hundreds of feet into the sky and triggering the evacuation of the Blue Lagoon thermal spa and a nearby settlement. The eruption poses no immediate threat to the town of Grindavik or a geothermal power plant in the area, and no injuries have been reported. The eruptive fissure is about 1.6 miles long, with lava fountains reaching up to 262 feet high and a volcanic plume rising nearly 2 miles above the fissure. Defensive walls have helped contain the lava flow, but some buildings have been consumed, and the land has sunk due to magma movement.

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