Mexico's Colima volcano spews ash over nearby towns
Digital Reporter
Saturday, November 22, 2014, 2:36 PM - The Colima volcano in western Mexico has erupted, sending a column of ash about 5 kilometres into the air.
Mexico's federal civil defense office said Friday that ash has fallen on towns as far as 25 kilometres from the peak, which is also known as the Volcano of Fire. Glowing hot rock tumbled down the volcano's flanks over a 2 kilometres from the crater.
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Photo taken by a friend of mine in the #Colima #Mexico area (South of PV) near the #ColimaVolcano! @weathernetwork pic.twitter.com/uSJnvkaWpJ
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The office says the eruption is much lower in intensity than ones in 2005 that forced evacuations. No injuries or evacuations were reported Friday.
Se manifiesta #Colima #Volcano pic.twitter.com/inDEw6Yylw
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The 3,820-meter volcano is 690 kilometres northwest of Mexico City, on the border of Colima and Jalisco states. It is one of the most active and potentially destructive volcanoes in Mexico.
With files from The Associated Press