NEW: Tourists seen running for their lives as Italy’s Mount Etna erupts, sending ash “several kilometers” into the sky.
A tour company said they had about 40 people on the volcano when it erupted, as reported by CNN.
The last time Mt. Etna erupted like this was in 2014.
“We were nearly grazed, look at this cloud here. We were two steps away and thank goodness we have a responsible guide with us,” guide Giuseppe Panfallo told CNN.
“It arrived all at once, an immense smoke, immense, immense roar.”
