TIMELAPSE VIDEO: Lava from Hawaii volcano swallows car

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Tuesday, May 8, 2018
TIMELAPSE VIDEO: Lava from Hawaii volcano swallows car
Shocking timelapse footage shows lava from the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii swallowing an entire car.

PAHOA, Hawaii -- Shocking timelapse footage shows lava from the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii swallowing an entire car.

The video shows a mountain of lava building, with flames shooting up from underneath, as it moves across a road before it completely covers a parked car.

VIDEO: Former Bay Area residents chased from their home by Hawaii volcano

Thousands of residents on Hawaii's big island are still under mandatory evacuation orders. They are now facing a triple threat of natural disasters; earthquakes, volcanic activity and toxic gas.

Officials said two new cracks of spewing lava are threatening homes near the volcano on Hawaii's Big Island.

At least 35 buildings have already been destroyed.

VIDEO: Bay Area native living in Hawaii among hundreds forced to flee from lava flow

The lava flow is intensifying from Kilauea Volcano. There are 26 homes that have been destroyed. Roughly 1,800 people have been forced to flee their homes.

On Tuesday, people who live in the area were allowed on their properties from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., but they must be prepared to leave at any moment.

Police arrested two people who refused to stop at a roadblock outside the burning community.

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