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Lava is seen fountaining inside Kilauea volcano in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Wednesday in this video from the U.S. Geological Survey.
Kilauea erupted began erupting at 3:20 p.m. Wednesday, the first time since May. Hawaiian Volcano Observatory officials reported the fountains appeared on the central floor of Halema‘uma‘u crater, creating a new lava lake.
This video shows the dominant fountain, south of the lake center.