Kilauea began continuously releasing lava from its summit caldera inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Wednesday morning after a weeklong pause, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The molten rock was contained within the park and wasn't threatening residential areas.

Lava from Hawaii’s most active volcano has created fountains that reached up to 700ft during the latest episode of an ongoing eruption. Kilauea began continuously releasing lava from its summit caldera inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Wednesday morning after a week-long pause,

Large fountains reached heights up to 215 metres on Thursday morning, the USGS’ Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said