New Eruptions in Hawaii Send Lava Closer to Power Plant

Workers raced Tuesday to cap wells at a geothermal plant threatened by lava pouring from Hawaii's erupting Kilauea volcano. The lava flow entered the 800-acre (330-hectare) property of the Puna Geothermal Venture Plant on Monday and destroyed a warehouse, but stalled about 300 yards from the nearest underground well. On Tuesday, the lava began advancing again. The plant was shut down shortly after Kilauea began spewing lava on May 3.  Officials feared that if the lava...

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