Southern Chile was rocked by a volcanic explosion, leading authorities to sound to alarm, and the mayor of the township near the volcano calling for an immediate evacuation.

The awakened volcano is Villarica, one of South America’s most active volcanoes, near the city which bears the same name. The volcanic explosion ripped through the air with hot lava and ash.

The Villarica explosion was big enough that it was seen by people around 100km away. According to the BBC over 3.385 people have been evacuated from their homes already.