Guatemala are evacuating some residents from the slopes the Volcano of Fire after a new eruption spewed gas and ash high into the sky.

The highly active Volcán de Fuego or Fire Volcano in Guatemala is spewing ash and lava, and has forced the evacuation of more than 500 people so far, the country's disaster management agency said on Friday.

Guatemala's Fuego volcano erupted, sending ash miles into the air, prompting the evacuation of over 700 people. Active monitoring continues as a lava stream accumulates around the crater. The Central American nation,