Italy’s Mount Etna, Europe’s largest active volcano, spews plumes of ash

Officials say there's no immediate danger after volcano generates eruptive cloud and pyroclastic flow

A huge plume of ash, gas and rock has spewed forth from Italy's Mount Etna, Europe's largest active volcano, but authorities said there was no current danger to the population.

Images showed a massive grey cloud billowing from the volcano on the island of Sicily, beginning about 11:24 am local time on Monday, according to the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV).