Hawaii's lava flow from Kilauea volcano burns first home as it reaches the populated community of Pahoa, latest update says.
Residents of the Pahoa village in Big Island has been watchful about the movement of the molten rocks from the said land form as they fear that their home and other properties will be totally damaged. Local authorities already executed necessary actions as preparation for the worst scenario while the volcanic products continue to move towards the populated region.
According to the recent news update regarding the status of the lava flow from the Kilauea volcano, the 1,100-square-foot home has been completely burned for almost 45 minutes. Hawaii County Civil Defense Director Darryl Oliveira reportedly said that the house was set on fire just before noon on Monday. The property is estimated at about $200,000 worth.
Home-owners are lucky to be out of the burned property while its nearest neighbor is located almost half-mile away. Even before the recent incident, authorities have already issued an evacuation precaution to protect the residents of the possible affected communities. According to Oliveira, fire fighters will eventually let the affected structure burn, but are ready to contain any possible wildfires that could threaten other properties in the area.
Update for the ongoing lava flow in Hawaii also claims that local authorities are preparing for the possible closure of Highway 130 if the molten rocks continue to travel in the same direction. Several highways have been already closed earlier while there are also several temporary roads were made.
Determining the exact time and direction of the movement of the molten rocks is actually a challenge to the responsible authorities. Hawaii's topography actually plays a major factor that could possibly hasten or slowed the lava flow. The front edge of the reportedly remains at about 480 feet from the Pahoa village road.
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