Guatemala’s Fuego Volcano Eruption Cools After Over 700 Evacuated

Guatemala’s Fuego Volcano Eruption Cools After Over 700 Evacuated
Smoke rises from the crater of the Fuego Volcano pictured from Escuintla, Guatemala on June 5, 2025. Johan Ordonez/AFP via Getty Images
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GUATEMALA CITY—Guatemala’s Fuego volcano shot ash miles into the air on Friday as authorities said they had evacuated more than 700 people from their homes as a precaution, before declaring the eruption over after some 30 hours of intense activity.

Earlier in the day, seismology agency INSIVUMEH reported that a lava stream was building up around the crater of the volcano, which lies about 11 miles from the central city of Antigua Guatemala, while some ash plumes reached around 3 miles into the air.