Volcano eruption in Guatemala

photo credit:   CNN iReporter Harby David Marroquin

Around 10am on September 13, 2012, the "Volcan de Fuego" (Fire Volcano) began spitting ash into the air. The volcano is located near Antigua, Guatemala.

photo credit:  http://www.macalester.edu/courses/geog261/aberger/andrew_berger_antigua/index.html 

Officials promptly evacuated residents within a 12 mile radius of the volcano via buses and private cars, though some refused to leave in fear of their possessions being stolen   Mobile health care centers were made available to those in need of respiratory treatment, and only one person was hospitalized in critical condition as of 8:41pm EDT. Ash was reported to be reaching up to 25 miles from the source.


Vinicio Sarazua Santillan, a Red Cross spokesman, told CNN that this was the sixth eruption this year. According to the Smithsonian Nations Museum of Natural History, the Fire Volcano is one of the most active in Central America.



















source:
http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/13/world/americas/guatemala-volcano-eruption/index.html?hpt=hp_t3