This article was about the eruption of a volcano near the capital of Ecuador on Saturday morning between 8am and 2pm. The eruption sent ash and lava nearly a mile into the sky. At one point, the ash cloud reached almost 3 km above the volcano's crater and lava flowed about 2 km from the crater. Apparently the National Agency of Risk Control knew had alerted residents in advance so the area was evacuated and no one was hurt. Luckily this volcano's eruptions happen periodically every 2 years so it is easy for authorities to know when it is going to happen as to take necessary precautions. The most previous eruption was in 2008 and the one before that in 2006.
The name of the volcano is Tungurahua, which means Throat of Fire in the native Quechua language.
When I searched for more articles about the volcano i found a few about previous eruptions but not many that had information on the volcano. This is one of the few about the most recent eruption.
http://news.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978760611
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