Lava from Kilauea volcano covers potentially explosive wells at geothermal power station

By : Arirang News

Published On: 2018-05-29

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Turning over now to another natural disaster that is hitting Hawaii…
Lava from the erupting Kilauea volcano has covered two potentially explosive wells at a geothermal power station.
Others at the Puna Geothermal Venture facility are also at risk of being covered as the lava has entered the site.
The wells tap into steam and gas deep in the Earth's core and there are fears of possible explosions emitting deadly hydrogen sulfide and other gases should they be ruptured.
Officials have reassured that the wells are stable and secure, but lava has never engulfed a geothermal plant anywhere in the word before, leaving an air of uncertainty.

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