Video Of Electric Blue Flame Erupting From A Volcano Goes Viral
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The Kawah Ijen volcano in Indonesia is like any other, but the blue lava phenomenon is caused by abundance of sulphur pockets in the rock.
A stunning video of electric-blue flames erupting from a volcano in Indonesia has surprised social media users. The phenomenon is unique, according to photographer Olivier Grunewald, who has been capturing the eruptions from Kawah Ijen volcano. Speaking to National Geographic, he said that the dazzling, blue glow is actually the light from the combustion of sulphuric gases. The video was captured a few years ago, and has gone viral on social media again. The footage was part of a documentary that Mr Grunewald released with Geneva's Society for Volcanology. The lava from Indonesia's Kawah Ijen volcano has an electric blue appearancepic.twitter.com/3dXbHCsDcV
The mesmerising video shows streams of striking blue flames rapidly coming out from the volcano.
