Fast-flowing Lava Oozes Toward Ocean On Hawaii's Big Island

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HONOLULU (AP) — Fast-flowing lava rivers oozed across more land toward the ocean on Hawaii's Big island over the weekend, prompting officials to knock on doors and urge remaining residents in the Leilani Estates and Lanipuna Gardens evacuation zones to flee immediately. At least one resident was trapped by lava from the Kilauea volcano before being rescued by authorities. A section of a highway through the affected areas was closed after a lava flow came within about 100 yards (90 meters) of the roadway, according to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. Vigorous fountaining of lava at one fissure blew strands of volcanic glass known as Pele's hair into the air.Read more on NewsOK.com

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