“I look at mine and I can see my house burning,” he said. One video posted by the observatory showed orange and black lava belching smoke and flames as it crawled down a residential street. Other images taken by helicopter showed molten rock inching across the subdivision, setting alight the structures it touched. But their house was a complete loss, and for now they are staying with friends. He expressed frustration at not having been allowed to return earlier to remove items before his house burned.

Source: New York Times May 07, 2018 10:18 UTC