- Massive new fissure opened on Hawaii's Kilauea volcano, hurling bursts of rock and magma into the air
- The fissure was the 17th to open on the volcano in Hawaii's Big Island since it began erupting on May 3
- Dozens of homes have been destroyed and hundreds of people forced to evacuate in the past 10 days
- Three new fissures opened on Saturday, piling lava as high as a four-story building
- The 16th fissure is located in pasture land about a half-mile from the Puna Geothermal Venture plant
- This week, plant workers removed 60,000 gallons of flammable liquids as a precaution, officials said
- Another fissure, the 17th since the lava flows began May 3, opened about 6pm local time, venting gases
- An 18th fissure was reported near Hale Kamahina Loop Road along Highway 132 early Sunday morning
- Video released on Saturday by the US Geological Survey shows footage of the Pu'u 'Ō'ō crater of Kīlauea
- The crater's floor collapsed on April 30 after magma drained to the east along the east rift zone
- More than 2,000 people have evacuated area, while 27 homes have been destroyed by Kilauea's eruption
- President Donald Trump issued a presidential disaster declaration for Hawaii's Big Island Friday
- Estimated cost to protect residents over the next 30 days is expected to exceed $2.9million, officials said
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