May 29 (UPI) -- A volcano an Alaska's Aleutian island chain erupted, sending a plume of ash at least 35,000 feet in the air and prompting a temporary aviation alert, state officials said.
The Alaska Volcano Observatory recorded a "significant explosive eruption" starting at 2:16 p.m. Sunday. Bogoslof Volcano, located on the island of the same name, may have sent ash up to 45,000 feet into the air.