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Scattered breakouts NE of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō

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Scattered breakouts remain active northeast of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō on the June 27th lava flow, but have not advanced significantly over the past month. This photo shows the farthest reach of active lava on the flow field today, which was about 8 km (5 miles) northeast of the vent on Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō. Minor brush fires were active where lava was entering forest.