Indonesia, June 5 -- Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki in eastern Indonesia erupted on Friday evening, sending volcanic ash about 1.5 kilometers above its summit as authorities warned residents to avoid danger zones.

An officer at the volcano observation post, Herman Yosef S. Mboro, said the eruption was accompanied by a loud rumbling sound.

"An eruption occurred at 6:22 p.m. with an ash column reaching around 1,500 meters above the summit, or about 3,084 meters above sea level," he said.

Observations showed the ash column was thick, gray in color and drifting west to northwest, Herman said.

He said the eruption was recorded on a seismogram with a maximum amplitude of 40.7 millimeters and lasted about two minutes and 13 seconds.

The volcano r...