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Threat of explosive eruption from Hawaii volcano grows

Lava shot through another crack on Hawaii's Big Island Wednesday, threatening a nearby power plant. Lava flow from the Kilauea volcano has covered 116 acres – nearly the size of 88 football fields – and destroyed 36 buildings. Geologists say chances are increasing that explosions could occur in the volcano's main crater and shoot boulders almost a mile. Carter Evans reports.
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