At least three members of a hiking group were killed after a volcano on a remote Indonesian island exploded.
A group of 20 hikers ventured out on Thursday in defiance of a hiking ban imposed by authorities due to the potential for a volcanic eruption on the island of Halmahera.
Halmahera is home to the nearly 1,355-meter (4,445-foot) volcano, Mount Dukono.
The hikers found themselves stranded when the volcano blew at 7:41 a.m. local time. The eruption sent a massive cloud of ash soaring to an altitude of about 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) above the summit.
The eruption was not only powerful but also long in duration, as the Indonesian Geological…
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