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Thousands to evacuate, burning homes and property as it goes. it erupted for the first time in half a century. it's a stark example of that old adage, mother nature bats last. we get our report from msnbc news correspondent, miguel. >> as peck spectacular. for four days, fountains have fire have violently spewed hundreds of feet high. lava engulfing homes. 20s-foot high waves of molt and rock consuming and covering neighborhoods in their path. >> we see it all of our life. we were running into the house, just packing the documents. >> reporter: proceeded by a 4.2 urlgt earthquake, it continues

Tonight. >> reporter: tonight, fountains of lava engulfing neighborhoods on hawaii's big island after multiple new eruptions from the kilauea volcano. flames and lava shooting a hundred feet in the air, forcing at least 1,800 people from their homes with just minutes to spare. >> we could hear the lava exploding from the house. you know, is the house still gonna be there when we go back over there? >> reporter: the actual volcano crater miles away from the vents in the ground where the eruptions are exploding. >> my house is on stilts so the whole house actually shook. >> reporter: officials s...