A fresh volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula overnight spread with a second fissure opening up on Wednesday, with the famous blue Lagoon spa and local settlements evacuated by police.

A second, longer fissure opened in the ground near Grindavík on the Reykjanes Peninsula, some 25 miles south-west from the Icelandic capital Reykjavík opened on Wednesday. Measuring approximately 1.5 miles in length, reports Fréttastofa RÚV, the Icelandic national broadcaster’s news service, the second is considerably larger than the 1/3 mile long first fissure that opened last night and prompted a series of evacuations of tourists and locals.

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