[Rockhounds] Iceland volcano eruption: sausages cooked on lava

[Kreigh Tomaszewski]

*Thousands have flocked to a volcano in Iceland which erupted near the
capital, Reykjavik.*

Lava started to burst through a crack in Mount Fagradalsfjall on Friday
evening <https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-56470597>, in the first
eruption of its kind in more than 800 years.

The site was initially blocked off, but from Saturday afternoon people were
allowed to make the trek.

"It's absolutely breath-taking," Ulvar Kari Johannsson, a 21-year-old
engineer, told the AFP news agency.

"It smells pretty bad. For me what was surprising was the colours of the
orange: much, much deeper than what one would expect," he added.

Scientists at the foot of the volcano were filmed cooking sausages on its
lava as they studied the eruption.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56482798