India, Dec. 7 -- Fresh lava fountains erupted from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano on Saturday, US vulcanologists said, nearly a year after one of the world's most active volcanoes began its current eruptive phase.

Webcam livestreams from the summit captured the fountains intensifying rapidly soon after the episode began.

One camera, positioned in a hazardous and closed area of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, was buried by tephra from an inclined lava fountain between 9:55 and 9:57 am HST on December 6, according to the US Geological Services.

The damage occurred during episode 38 of the eruption, which started earlier that morning at 8:45 am RIP V3.

"Sustained lava fountains approximately 50-100 feet (15-30 meters) in height are currently e...