https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/bjpw4a/what-happens-if-you-get-splashed-with-lava

New videos have emerged online of the volcanic eruption on Hawaii’s Big Island. Hundreds of residents have had to evacuate the lower Puna District and entire neighborhoods are being destroyed as the Kilauea volcano continues to form new fissures and spew molten lava into the streets.

These videos give a much needed perspective on just how devastating and aggressive this natural disaster is. But when magma is bursting from the ground and splashing through the streets forming “lava fountains,” is it safe to be recording video from just a few feet away? Erik W. Klemetti, a volcanologist with Denison University, told me there are definite risks, but that it’s not as dangerous as it might seem on film.