A day after Hawaii's most active volcano briefly erupted, triggering evacuation orders for some 1,700 people, lava has again started to flow.The U.S. Geological Survey said early Friday that lava was spewing into a residential neighborhood near the Kilauea volcano, forcing any residents who ignored the order and remained in the area to flee."Eruptive activity resumes from a new vent in Leilani subdivision on the Island of Hawaii," USGS tweeted at about 5:15 a.m. local time.An alert issued in a statement from the Hawaii County Civil Defense about an hour earlier warned residents to get out immediately."Volcanic vents are erupting on Makamae and Mohala Streets, all Leilani Estates and Lanipuna Gardens Subdivision residents are ordered to evacuate immediately," Civil Defense officials tweeted. The agency also warned of "active volcanic fountaining."USGS video showed lava pouring out of the vents and flowing through swaths of dense trees, across roads and near homes. The vents were created by hundreds of small earthquakes that have jolted the region since Monday.Leilani Estates is about 25 miles from Kilauea and close to 30 miles south of Hilo, a popular vacation destination. Hawaii Gov. David Ige said residents in the area "are being sheltered at Pāhoa Community Center & Kea'au Community Center."The initial eruption Thursday afternoon local time, which was captured on video here, was short-lived and remained relatively contained. The Hawaii Observatory Status Report said "lava spatter and gas bursts" only lasted for about two hours and spread some 33 feet from ruptures in the earth.Geologists had predicted that the swarm of temblors — more than 600 in the past four days — meant that lava could break through the surface at any time.As NPR previously reported:
Lava From Hawaiian Volcano Starts To Flow Again
