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Volcano eruption triggers grassfire around Mt. Kanlaon slopes

MANILA, Philippines — A grassfire erupted at the upper slopes of the Kanlaon Volcano on Tuesday, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). According to Phivolcs, in an advisory at 2:47 p.m., the ongoing grassfire was observed at the eastern slopes of Kanlaon Volcano. READ: Kanlaon Volcano goes on explosive eruption; remains on

Mt. Kanlaon. Photo from PHIVOLCS.

MANILA, Philippines — A grassfire erupted at the upper slopes of the Kanlaon Volcano on Tuesday, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). According to Phivolcs, in an advisory at 2:47 p.m.

, the ongoing grassfire was observed at the eastern slopes of Kanlaon Volcano. Mt. Kanlaon.

Photo from PHIVOLCS. READ: Kanlaon Volcano goes on explosive eruption; remains on alert no. 3 “[The grassfire] was ignited by superheated ballistic fragments that were thrown out of the crater by the explosive eruption [of Kanlaon Volcano],” said Phivolcs.

Meanwhile, Alert Level 3 continues to prevail over the volcano. Kanlaon Volcano erupted around 5:51 a.m.

on Tuesday, producing a voluminous bent plume approximately 4,000 meters tall. Subscribe to our daily newsletter By providing an email address. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy .

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