Mount Etna, the tallest and most active volcano in Europe, erupted earlier today, sending plumes of smoke into the air. Dramatic video footage shared on social media showed tourists fleeing down the side of the mountain as a thick volcanic cloud intensified above them.

MILAN (AP) — Sicily’s Mount Etna put on a fiery show Monday, sending a cloud of smoke and ash several miles into the air, but officials said the activity posed no danger to the population.

The Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre in Toulouse issued a red aviation warning after Mount Etna’s eruption, but this has subsequently been downgraded to orange