Hawaii lava on course to hit gas station, stores
Lava from a volcano on Hawaii's Big Island is on course to reach a shopping center with a gas station and a supermarket in seven to 10 days, The Associated Press reported, citing officials.
Lava is about 1 mile from the shopping center in the small town of Pahoa, Hawaii County Civil Defense Director Darryl Oliveira said Monday. The shopping center also contains a hardware store, pharmacy and auto repair shop.
There's still a great deal of uncertainty about when the lava might reach the center and what it could hit. The lava could smother one structure in the complex or cover them all, he said.
"It just depends on what the flow does as it comes through," he told reporters during a conference call.
Oliveira says the county has been in touch with the merchants about evacuation plans. The county hasn't yet advised them to leave.
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