Indonesia Volcano Eruption Kills Three as Videos Show Huge Smoke Plumes

At least three people have been killed after a volcano erupted in Indonesia on Friday morning.

Mount Dukono in Indonesia’s Maluku Islands erupted at 7.41 a.m. local time, sending a plume of ash around 10 kilometers into the sky, according to the Volcanological Survey of Indonesia.

Two foreigners and one local resident died in the eruption, the North Halmahera police chief Erlichson Pasaribu said, according to the BBC.

Pasaribu added that a group of 15 hikers who were on the volcano at the time of the eruption had been evacuated.

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This story was originally published May 8, 2026 at 3:44 AM.