This Volcano Produces Blue Fire at Night

Added: 2026-05-23

[00:00:00]Most volcanoes glow red with lava, but this one burns blue.

[00:00:06]At Indonesia's Kawah Ijen volcano, burning sulfuric gases create electric blue flames at night.

[00:00:14]Some flames can reach over 16 ft high, turning the volcano into one of the strangest sights on Earth.

[00:00:22]The blue color doesn't come from lava itself. It happens when sulfur gases escape through cracks and ignite in the air at extremely high temperatures.

[00:00:34]In total darkness, the entire crater can look like another planet.

[00:00:39]Would you visit this volcano at night?

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