A volcano in Iceland has erupted for the fourth time since December.
Footage showed smoke clouds and hot molten rock fountains rising in the sky from the volcano, Sky News reported.
The volcanic eruption started on Saturday evening between Stora Skogfell and Hagefell, confirmed the Icelandic Meteorological Office.
As per the civil defence service of the country, the explosion began after 20:00 local time (10:00 GMT).
Local media has informed that lava has reached the eastern defences around Grindavik, the town that was evacuated during previous eruptions.
Airspace remained open in Iceland, and no regional airports were affected by the explosion.
People from the nearby Blue Lagoon, a famous tourist attraction, have also been moved, BBC reported, as two lava tongues move to the south and west.
Einar Bessi Gestsson, Norwegian Meteorological Agency’s natural disaster expert on RUV, Iceland’s public broadcaster, said 'small explosions' and 'dangerous gasses' could occur if the lava makes contact with the sea.
The current eruption is reported as the ‘most powerful’ eruption so far.
Authorities have warned for weeks about the forthcoming eruption in the Reykjanes peninsula right in the south of Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland.
The first volcano exploded on December 18 and the second eruption happened on January 14. Both eruptions continued for a few days.
The third eruption on February 8 lasted for a few hours but it damaged roads, pipelines and cut off district heating for over 20,000 individuals.
