Hawaiians brave volcanic gases, lava to retrieve pets, belongings
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Lava spewing in fountains up to 300 feet high from an erupting Hawaiian volcano has destroyed 35 homes and other buildings, officials said on Monday, warning residents allowed brief visits to their properties to be prepared to flee at a moment's notice. Many of the 1,700 people under orders to evacuate from the Leilani Estates neighborhood on the eastern side of the Big Island were permitted to return home during daylight hours on Sunday and Monday, during a lull in seismic activity from Kilauea. "Be prepared to evacuate at a moment's notice," the Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency said in an alert on its website.
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