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Volcano erupts in Guatemala, forcing road closure

The volcano named Fuego -- Spanish for fire -- rumbled into activity overnight Saturday into Sunday, with molten rock oozing down its slopes and ash belching two kilometers (more than a mile) into the sky.

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Authorities are monitoring the volcano and so far no one has been evacuated, said Rodolfo Garcia, a civil protection spokesman.