Mount Etna, the rambunctious volcano on the Italian island of Sicily, grumbled back to life on Monday, spewing hot ash and lava in a pyroclastic flow, the nation's volcano monitoring body said. There were no reports of any risk to the local population,

Italy's Mount Etna, Europe's tallest volcano erupted Monday causing tourists to seek safety.

The INGV said the activity had intensified into a lava fountain – an eruptive phase in which liquid lava is ejected from the crater.