"Throat of Fire" Produces Fire - Volcano in Ecuador Erupts

Ecuador - As the country's National Agency of Risk Control issued a 'red alert' a few days ago, residents evacuated the area immediately.  Proving that an early warning and mandatory evacuations are effective; seeing as no casualties have been reported.  The volcano named Tungurahua means 'Throat of Fire' and last week it opened its throat right up and projected that fire straight up into the sky.  In fact, ash and lava shot a mile into the sky!!  An ash cloud eventually formed 2 miles above the volcano's caldera.  Tungurahua reaches an elevation of 16,478 feet and has erupted periodically since 1999.