Hawaii volcano erupts anew, sends huge ash plume into sky

By SOPHIA YAN and AUDREY McAVOY
The  Associated Press
HONOLULU — Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupted anew before dawn Thursday, shooting a steely gray plume of ash from its summit about 30,000 feet into the sky that began raining down on a nearby town.
The explosion came shortly after 4 a.m. following two weeks of volcanic activity that sent lava flows into neighborhoods and destroyed at least 26 homes.
The explosion probably lasted only a few minutes, and the ash accumulation