In its 13th ash explosion since November 2010, Mount Bulusan finally chased about 1,200 villagers to safety on 21 February 2011 (Monday). The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Philvocs) had the area under Alert Level 1 since then. The steam-triggered explosion of ask and smoke occurred at 9:15 AM; the smoke shoting up to two kilometers towards teh blue sky. A four-km permanent danger zone around the volcano summit has been set to keep the people away.
Mount Bulusan is the fourth most active volcano in the Philippines after Mount Mayon (Albay), Mount Taal (Batangas), and Mount Pinatubo (Zambales). It is one of the country's 23 active volcanoes.
Source
Sunnex: "Hundreds flee after Bulusan blast," Sun.Star Network Exchange 21 February 2011
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