Lava bomb hits tour boat in Hawaii and injures 23 people

Hawaii’s youngest volcano, Kilauea, continues to erupt and flow into the sea — which means lava bombs.

An airborne blob of volcanic lava hit a tour boat off the eastern edge of Hawaii’s Big Island on Monday morning, injuring 23 people.

According to the Hawaii County Fire Department, reported by Reuters, the lava bomb landed on the roof of the boat, punctured it and fell into the seating area.

Like a typical lava bomb, the chunk of molten rock was propelled into the air as hot lava from Kilauea poured into the Pacific Ocean.  Read more…

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