Kanlaon Volcano eruption in the Philippines today sends ash miles into the air

A volcano in the central Philippines erupted early Tuesday morning, sending a plume of ash about 2.5 miles into the sky and forcing authorities to suspend school in four villages due to ashfall.

The area on the island of Negros around Kanlaon Volcano, one of 24 active volcanoes in the Southeast Asian nation, was still under evacuation orders from an eruption in December.

There were no reports of injuries or damage from Tuesday's eruption that scattered ash in at least four farming villages, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.