Breathing fire: Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung spews hot lava and ash

In this timed-exposure night photo taken early on February 12, 2017, Mount Sinabung volcano spews reddish smoke and ash, as seen from the Karo district in North Sumatra province. (AFP)

Updated on: Feb 13, 2017 12:51 PM IST

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In this timed-exposure night photo taken early on February 12, 2017, Mount Sinabung volcano spews reddish smoke and ash, as seen from the Karo district in North Sumatra province. (AFP)

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Elementary school children play outside of their classrooms as Mount Sinabung volcano spews thick volcanic ash as seen from Karo, North Sumatra province, on February 10, 2017. (AFP Photo)

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Indonesia is home to around 130 volcanoes due to its position on the ‘Ring of Fire’, a belt of tectonic plate boundaries circling the Pacific Ocean where frequent seismic activity occurs. (AFP PHOTO)

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Huge columns of smoke hung over Mount Sinabung and the surrounding area, including an elementary school where children played in the shadow of the towering volcanic cloud. (STR/ AFP Photo)

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The Mount Sinabung volcano spews smoke and ash as seen from Karo district in North Sumatra province on February 11, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / ATAR)

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Many residents in the area have been forced to relocate to other villages of Northern Sumatra at a safer distance from Mount Sinabung volcano, one of the most active in Indonesia. (AFP PHOTO / STR)

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Activity levels have increased in the past week, with Sinabung shooting hot ash clouds into the sky dozens of times, according to the local volcano monitoring agency. (ATAR / AFP)