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A lava fountain at Kilauea photographed in 1983
Kilauea lava fountain photographed in 1983, shown for context; not the backyard eruption in this story. Photo: Jim D. Griggs, HVO (USGS) staff photographer[1][2] / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain (cropped).

Lava fountain in backyard, yes this happened in Hawaii

A man from Hawaii who left his residence because of the Kilauea Volcano eruption warning, was in for a big shock when he returned home to take some of his belongings.

When he went to check his backyard, he was shocked to see that lava was erupting from his backyard in full force. He was able to capture the moments in his camera and the intensity of the eruption that was captured is just beyond words. Watch the video below:


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