The Fuego volcano began shooting lava up to 1,000 feet above its crater on Monday. An eruption in June 2018 killed hundreds and wiped the village of San Miguel Los Lotes off the map. The mountain stirred at daybreak Monday and grew fiercer through the day, the country’s national emergency agency said. The state volcanology institute warned that “the eruption increases its explosiveness level,” with molten rock surging from the summit. Another eruption on the 12,346-foot mountain sent over 500 people into shelters in June 2025.