Volcano in western Nicaragua shoots gas, ash high into sky

A volcano in western Nicaragua erupted Saturday, shooting gas and ash 2.5 miles into the sky, according to the information we from cnn.
Explosions at San Cristobal Volcano, located in the department of Chinandega about 40 miles south of the Honduran border, began around 8:45 a.m. Saturday, according to an assessment from SINAPRED, Nicaragua's federal emergency and disaster management agency.
At about 1,745 meters (5,700 feet) San Cristobal is Nicaragua's tallest volcano, and is part of a complex consisting of five volcanic edifices, according to the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.
Prior to Saturday, the last known eruption of San Cristobal -- which is also known as El Viejo -- was in 2011, the museum said.