Furious & Astonishing: Lava pillar rises thousands feet into air during Chile volcano eruption

The Villarica volcano erupted at 3am March 3rd after a month of activity, sparking evacuations and the closure of a national park in southern Chile. At Elevation 2,860 m (9,380 ft), it is the westernmost of three large stratovolcanoes. Currently Villarica covers an area of 400 km2 and has a volume 250 km3 approximately. COURTESY: RT’s RUPTLY video agency, NO RE-UPLOAD, NO REUSE - FOR LICENSING, PLEASE, CONTACT RT LIVE Subscribe to RT!