Smoke and ash filled the sky.

Smoke billows from a volcano on the Italian island of Stromboli in early July, 2019. (AP)
A man reads in a newspaper about the volcano behind him. (AP)
Clouds of steam and ash erupt from a volcano on Stromboli. About 30 tourists jumped into the sea out of fear. They were rescued. (AP)
Firefighters sweep up ash from the volcano in a village on the small island of Stromboli in southern Italy, a day after the volcano erupted. (AP)
A firefighting boat docks at a village on the island. (AP)

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People watched the big volcano. They hiked close to it. Oh no! It exploded. It threw fire. It spit rock. It spewed smoke. People dodged flames. They ran away fast.

READ MORE: Stromboli is a volcano on the island of Stromboli in Italy. It is huge! It sometimes lights up the night sky with fire. People like to see the volcano. They hike around it. But the volcano erupted! It shot out rocks. Hot lava burned the land. Hikers were in danger. Some ran. Others jumped into the sea. Firefighters put out the flames. It is God who keeps us safe. Psalm 4:8 says, “In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.”