Iceland volcano erupts with lava fountains, disrupts heating and roads

NORTH OF SYLINGARFELL, Iceland: A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted on Thursday for the third time since December, spewing streams of lava up to 80 meters (260 feet) high and triggering an emergency alert as households faced heating disruptions amid winter.

Bright orange molten rock burst from fissures in the ground on the Reykjanes peninsula, with lava encroaching upon a road near the famed Blue Lagoon, c