Lava flowing from the Cumbre Vieja volcano on Spain's La Palma island sparked a fire at a cement factory, leading to at least 2,500 residents being ordered into lockdown to protect their health, a local official said.
The main danger came from the gas and smoke spewing from the blaze in an industrial park in the lava's path, the official, Miguel Angel Morcuende, said at a news briefing. "The committee preferred to order the lockdown for the safety of the people," said Morcuende, who is the technical director of the Canary Island government's volcano crisis committee.
River of volcanic lava engulfs home 00:36Read MoreThe lava had destroyed 591 hectares of agricultural land by Monday -- an increase of just over 10% from a day earlier -- with about half of the total in lost banana plantations, and the rest in ruined vineyards and avocado farms, Morcuende said. The Volcanology Institute tweeted that the lava has destroyed nearly 1,200 buildings on La Palma Island, which has a population of about 80,000 people.
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New river of lava threatens even more buildings on La PalmaLOS LLANOS DE ARIDANE, Canary Islands (AP) — A new river of lava belched Saturday from the La Palma volcano, spreading more destruction on the Atlantic Ocean island where over 1,000 buildings have already been engulfed or badly damaged by streams of molten rock.
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New river of lava threatens even more buildings on La PalmaThe partial collapse of the volcanic cone causes a new river of lava in La Palma, blocking roads and causing further evacuations in the Canary Islands, Spain. A total of 1,186 buildings have been destroyed since the eruption began on September 19.
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Lava blocks the size of buildings falling from La Palma volcanoBlocks of molten lava as large as three-story buildings rolled down a hillside on the Spanish island of La Palma while a series of tremors shook the ground on Sunday three weeks after the volcanic eruption.
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