Fast lava from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano closes highway

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By Jolyn Rosa HONOLULU (Reuters) - Fast-moving lava from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano forced officials to close part of a highway on Tuesday, and they warned that sharp, thin strands of volcanic glass fibers carried by the wind could injure eyes and lungs. Lava crossed Highway 132, a Reuters photographer witnessed on Tuesday, prompting officials to close a stretch of road from Lava Tree State Park to Four Corners and warn residents to monitor their radios and phones for updates and evacuation orders. The lava flow destroyed a farm where Kevin Hopkins and partners raise tropical fish and the ornamental carp known as koi.