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A BBC camera crew captured the exact moment Mount Etna exploded, as they filmed at Etna’s summit on the island of Sicily.
Dramatic BBC video shows an explosion on Mount Etna that showered spectators with hot rocks and debris, injuring 10. https://t.co/phLvy3N4Qq pic.twitter.com/hF5riCiB9D
— The Union-Tribune (@sdut) March 16, 2017
As the volcano spewed out rocks and magma the BBC crew and tourists visiting the site ran for cover.
Back at hotel now after Etna explosion. Here's
— Rebecca Morelle (BBCMorelle) March 16, 2017NewsCamerawomanwith the massive hole a lump of rock burnt through her coat. pic.twitter.com/GVSyj3Sa9A
Ten people suffered injuries as a result of the eruption.
The moment of the Etna explosion – filmed by
NewsCamerawoman- she, alisonfrancis & I VERY relieved to be safe.
https://t.co/YewpahruyW— Rebecca Morelle (@BBCMorelle) March 16, 2017
Pippa Mazzaglia is an Etna guide who caught got up in the eruption:
“We were up with a group of twenty people and suddenly there was a small phreatic explosion. Lava flow hit some snow and the contrast between cold and hot generated this explosion.”
Those injured suffered head injuries cuts, burns and bruises.
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