Hawaii's Kilauea volcano claimed its first injury after a man was 'lava-bombed' while sitting on his porch

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• Kilauea volcano erupted on Thursday on Hawaii's Big Island, sending ash flying into the air and lava pouring into the streets.
• One man was seriously injured when he was "lava-bombed" by spatter that hit his leg.
• Residents have evacuated the area, which is full of dangerous gases and rapidly flowing lava.

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A Hawaiian man was hospitalized after he was "lava-bombed" while sitting on his porch. 

Hawaii News Now reported that the man was on his third-floor balcony in Pahoa when the lava "hit him on the shin, and shattered everything from there down on his leg," according to spokeswoman Janet Snyder. See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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