Hawaii Lava Flow Update Pahoa - The Kilauea volcano lava that has been moving for months now finally devoured its first residential structure victim in Pahoa village, CNN reports.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey's latest Hawaii lava flow update in Pahoa, the lava from Kilauea volcano consumed home today. Good thing residents of the village have long evacuated the area and even took their belongings with them.
"The lava spread out and ignited the house before noon local time," USGS Spokeswoman Janet Baab said Tuesday. "There are no other homes in imminent danger. We are watching the flow closely and continue to monitor it."
The residential structure is considered the first home to be destroyed by the moving river of 2,000-degree Fahrenheit lava since it started flowing towards the Pahoa village on June 27.
As per the County's Civil Defense Agency's Hawaii lava flow update in Pahoa, the molten mass managed to inch where the home was located despite being stalled for a week.
A smaller side flow of the burning mass reportedly oozed towards the Cemetery Road home, devouring it whole gradually.
The lava flow was said to have traveled more than 15 yards in nearly an hour just to make contact and start consuming the home.
One family member, who drove from another part of the island, managed to witness how their home was engulfed by the molten mass, according to NBC News.
"It's very difficult for the homeowners, because it's a stop-and-go phenomenon," Civil Defense Agency's Administrator Darryl Oliveira said.
Oliveira added that the homeowners already left the 1,100-square-foot house in August when the Hawaii lava flow update in Pahoa revealed that the river of molten mass was already heading towards the village.
As of late, authorities and local officials are advising about 50 local residents living down the slope where the lava is expected to continue flowing to evacuate their homes as part of Hawaii County's safety precaution, Yahoo! News has learned.
Pahoa is a village of an estimated 800 residents; it was formerly a sugar cane plantation on Big Island's eastern edge.
Kilauea volcano is considered as one of the active volcanoes in Hawaii, and it has been this way since 1983.
Between 1983 and 1990, Kilauea volcano's lava destroyed and damaged over 180 homes.
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