Incandescent fault causes volcano-scare in Western Mexico
840 views · Published 13 July 2017 · 1:06 · Indexed 22 October 2026
Channel: AFP News Agency · 2017 · Science & Technology
Residents of a small western Mexican town feared a volcano was born when a fissure tore open the local soccer field last weekend and magma-like incandescent rocks lit up at night. Authorities denied a volcano was forming, explaining the phenomenon as 'combustion of organic material' trapped in the soil.
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