At about 7 pm on 10 April, the eruptions intensified. Three plumes rose up and merged.: The whole mountain was turned into a flowing mass of liquid fire.: Pumice stones of up to in diameter started to rain down around 8 pm, followed by ash at around 9-10 pm. Pyroclastic flows cascaded down the mountain to the sea on all sides of the peninsula, wiping out the village of Tambora. Loud explosions were heard until the next evening, 11 April. The ash veil spread as far as West Java and South Sulawesi. A nitrous odour was noticeable in Batavia, and heavy tephra-tinged rain fell, finally receding between 11 and 17 April.