PAHOA, Hawaii — The Latest on the eruption of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii (all times local):7 p.m.Hawaii Volcanoes National Park will shut down Friday in anticipation of a possible explosive event at Kilauea volcano’s summit crater. Police say a Leilani Estates resident returned to his home Wednesday to retrieve personal belongings when he saw the man leaving his house. David Ige says a geothermal energy plant near a lava outbreak in Hawaii is accelerating its removal of stored flammable gas. ——8 p.m.Police have gone door-to-door to evacuate residents near two new vents emitting dangerous volcanic gases in Hawaii. But the new vents prompted Hawaii County to issue a cellphone alert ordering stragglers in the Lanipuna Gardens area to get out immediately.

Source: National Post May 09, 2018 20:17 UTC