A volcano within the Andes in Chile’s north rumbled to life early Saturday. (Representational)

Santiago, Chile:

A volcano within the Andes in Chile’s north rumbled to life early Saturday, triggering minor earth tremors and sending a plume of smoke and ash 6,000 meters (practically 20,000 ft) into a transparent sky.

Chile’s National Geology and Mining Service reported that at 12:36 am (15:36 GMT) the Lascar volcano stirred.

The volcano despatched “an eruptive column” comprising volcanic ash and sizzling gases 6,000 meters above its crater, the service stated.

Authorities raised an alert stage to “yellow,” indicating elevated volcanic exercise, and established a no-entry perimeter 5 kilometers (three miles) across the crater.

They additionally alerted plane to the drifting plume.

Authorities stayed in shut contact with officers in Talabre, a city 30 kilometers from the volcano, in case evacuations have been required. But no property harm was reported.

Lascar, with an elevation of 5,592 meters above sea stage, is 70 kilometers from San Pedro de Atacama, a preferred vacationer heart that attracts guests for trekking, beginner astronomy and visits to the Atacama Desert, the driest place on Earth.

Lascar erupted in 1993 but in addition had lesser volcanic exercise in 2006 and 2015.

Farther to the south, yellow alerts stay in impact for areas across the Nevados de Chillan volcanic advanced and the Villarrica volcano.

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