From Reuters.

A Russian volcano in Kamchatka erupted for the first time in 600 years. The eruption was filmed by a tourist guide on board a helicopter.

Olga Girina, head of the Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team, said that Krasheninnikov’s last lava effusion took place in 1463 — plus/minus 40 years — and no eruption has been known of since.

The Kamchatka branch of Russia’s ministry for emergency services said an ash plume rising up to 3.7 miles was recorded following the volcano’s eruption.

The volcano itself stands at 6,089 ft.

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