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A time exposure taken in 1978 from the NE shows incandescent lava ejected at the summit of Fuego. Intermittent minor eruptions took place from 11 September 1977 to 8 August 1979, sometimes producing pyroclastic flows and lava flows. Photo by Bill Rose, 1978 (Michigan Technological University).

A time exposure taken in 1978 from the NE shows incandescent lava ejected at the summit of Fuego. Intermittent minor eruptions took place from 11 September 1977 to 8 August 1979, sometimes producing pyroclastic flows and lava flows.

Photo by Bill Rose, 1978 (Michigan Technological University).

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Fuego

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