According to the institute, the volcano shot a 3,000-foot-tall column of ash into the air this time and spewed lava that reached temperatures of 1,300 degrees Fahrenheit. Ash from the volcano fell on Guatemala City and in the town of Antigua, a colonial-era city popular with tourists, as burning-hot lahar — a slurry of lava, rocky debris and water — gushed down onto the communities that dot the side of the volcano. Video showed lahar slamming into and partly destroying a highway bridge.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 04, 2018 15:19 UTC