Guatemala's Fuego volcano shot ash miles into the air on Friday as authorities said they had evacuated more than 700 people from their homes as a precaution, before declaring the eruption over after some 30 hours of intense activity.

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

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,