Ash Explosion Soaring News Today

Stephanie, hello to you. what is the greatest danger here, toxic gas, ash, lava, all of the above? >> reporter: its so dynamic, don. its hard to say demanding on -- depending on where you are, one could be an issue more than the other. we know since i last spoke to you from the summit of kilauea, there was an ash explosion soaring ash up into the sky some 8,000 feet. that could make for respiratory problems. luckily it was the middle of the night here. but here in the eastern rift zone, i know m...

Gases. lets get right to cnns stephanie elam. whats the danger to you? toxic ash, gas, lava, all of the above? >> its so dynamic, don. its hard to say demanding on where you are, one could be an issue more than the other. we know since i last spoke to you from the summit of kilauea, there was an ash explosion soaring ash up into the sky some 8,000 feet. luckily it was the middle of the night here. but here in the eastern rift zone, i know most of us think of the volcano exploding from the top, b...