HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, Hawaii — The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said a wildfire near the recent eruption of Kilauea volcano is visible on a webcam but is not a sign that the volcano is erupting again. 

An eruption of Kilauea volcano’s Middle East Rift Zone started Sunday, Sept. 15, near Nāpau Crater and had four eruptive phases, ending on Sept. 20. 

On Sunday around 4 p.m., a plume was seen on the south side of Nāpau Crater in the HVO’s PWcam. Overnight, observers spotted an intermittent glow in the same area, south of the vents that erupted from Sept. 15-20. 

However, HVO said geophysical signals did not indicate that an eruption was occurring.

On Monday around 11:30 a.m., an overflight confirmed the plume and glow were from a small local wildfire. The ongoing wildfire is near to wildfires that were observed during the Sept. 15-20 eruption, but HVO did not identify a cause of the fire.