WATCH ABOVE: Dramatic video has been released showing the moment that the Colima volcano in western Mexico erupted. The volcano spewed large columns of ash more than seven kilometres into the air on Friday.
MEXICO CITY – Ash and cinders spewing from the Colima Volcano in western Mexico have prompted authorities to evacuate 19 people from a nearby village.
The volcano began erupting on Thursday and has become increasingly active, leading officials to relocate people from the community of Yerbabuena in the municipality of Comala.
WATCH: Colima Volcano in Mexico spews ash, steam
Civil Protection officials said Saturday the residents were taken to a temporary shelter. Residents of other communities were evacuating voluntarily.
The department reported that 5 centimetres of ash had fallen on Yerbabuena.
The Colima Volcano, which sits near the border of the western states of Colima and Jalisco, is also known as the Volcano of Fire.
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