Posted AT 9:17 AM EST on 13/08/06
Philippine volcano enters 'danger phase'
LEGAZPI, Philippines — Searing gas and debris raced down the slope of the Mayon volcano in the Philippines this weekend, a development that showed the volcano has entered a much more threatening cycle, a scientist said.
The burst of pyroclastic flow Saturday marked the first time Mayon shot out fast-moving hot gas and rock fragments after weeks of showing signs of a major eruption, volcanologist Ed Laguerta said Sunday.
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