Hawaii volcano latest: Molten lava flows onto power plant site amid fears over deadly gases
volcano crept onto the site of geothermal power plant as workers raced to shut down facilities, amid fears that deadly gases could be released. Crews worked to cap underground wells at the plant, which provides a quarter of Big Island’s power, as the molten rock destroyed a warehouse a few hundred metres away. Earlier this month, about 60,000 gallons of highly flammable chemicals were moved away from the plant after the volcano began to erupt. Since then workers have pumped cold water into the wells, which run up to a mile deep. They were ...
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