HAWAII NATIONAL PARK, HI – Hawaii Volcanoes National Park was aglow in neon orange early Friday morning during the most recent eruption episode of Mount Kilauea.

Footage shows a fountain of lava shooting more than 500 feet high – or nearly as tall as the Washington Monument – from the summit of Kilauea.

Park visitors can be seen in the foreground watching the mesmerizing spectacle, as the lava fountain illuminated the pitch-dark night.

The lava fountain was one of several during this 9-hour eruption episode on Kilauea, with some lava fountains shooting up to 800 feet high, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

They noted that these lava fountains were the highest on Kilauea since an earlier episode in late July.

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