One of the most active volcanoes on Earth erupted on Wednesday,... when a series of eruptions took place on the small Italian island of Stromboli,... located off the north coast of Sicily.<br />The National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology said the two primary explosions happened just before 5PM, local time.<br />Firefighters were deployed to extinguish fires started by the eruption,... while a helicopter was dispatched to rescue hikers.<br />Two people were injured,... with tourists taking shelter in the sea.<br /><br />
