Guatemala's Fire Volcano spews ash on nearby towns
© Provided by AFP The Fuego Volcano, seen from Palin municipality, Escuintla departament, about 55 km southwest of Guatemala City on July 1, 2015 A restive volcano near Guatemala's capital spewed ash on nearby towns Wednesday, including on a colonial-era city popular with tourists, officials said.
The overnight eruption of Fuego Volcano -- whose name means "fire" in Spanish -- sent ash billowing up to five kilometers (three miles) into the sky and rivers of lava up to two kilometers long, according to Guatemala's Volcanology Institute.
Light tremors were also felt up to 25 kilometers away.
Strong gusts of wind could carry the clouds of "fine ash particles" to Guatemala City, 45 kilometers (30 miles) distant, said David de Leon, a spokesman for the government's disaster coordination service.
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