US EditionPhilippine volcano eruption sends ash 2.5km into sky
- On Feb 26 evening, Kanlaon Volcano erupted, sending a plume about 2,500m into the sky, with the event lasting two minutes starting at 7.04 pm.
- Teresito Bacolcol said gas pressure may have built at the volcano's vent as state volcanology agency monitoring noted low sulfur dioxide emissions suggesting a vent blockage.
- The volcanology centre said incandescent ballistics rained around the crater as ash descended on nearby neighbourhoods, while rescuers in La Castellana distributed facemasks and a 4km exclusion zone is enforced.
- Teresito Bacolcol said `This is the second moderate eruption in a week`, and the state volcanology agency will monitor for 24 hours before possibly raising alert level two to three.
- Kanlaon Volcano, one of 24 active volcanoes in the Philippines, has had deadly eruptions including the 1996 blast that killed three hikers, while the 1991 Pinatubo eruption killed more than 800 people.
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Insider PaperPhilippine volcano eruption sends ash 2.5 kilometres into sky
A volcano erupted in the central Philippines on Thursday evening, sending a billowing plume of ash about 2,500 metres (1.5 miles) into the nighttime sky.
Philippines: Kanlaon volcano makes explosive eruption, shoots ash plume 2,500 metres above the crater
The Philippines' Kanlaon Volcano made an explosive eruption at around 7:04pm on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026 The explosive eruption of the volcano, located on Negros Island in the central Philippines, lasted approximately two minutes, as recorded by seismic and infrasound instruments, according to the latest update from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). The eruption generated a dense ash plume rising about 2,500 meter…
The eruption of the Kanlaon volcano spewed a column of smoke 2.5 km high, and authorities ordered a 24-hour surveillance on the island.
A volcano in central the Philippines erupted in the evening, spewing ash more than 2,500 meters into the sky, and ash began falling in residential areas. Authorities are closely monitoring the volcano's activity.
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The Straits TimesPhilippine volcano eruption sends ash 2.5km into sky
MANILA: A volcano erupted in the central Philippines on Thursday (Feb 26) evening, sending a billowing plume of ash about 2,500m into the nighttime sky.The two-minute eruption began at 7.04 pm, state volcanology agency director Teresito Bacolcol told AFP, saying "there might be a bigger explosive eruption in
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