; Villagers from a 12-mile radius of the mountain fled the area on foot and water buffalo, and aboard crowded trucks and jitneys. Fifteen thousand military personnel at the "Ring of Fire , Philippine Islands , began to evacuate today due to the eruption of Mount Pinatubo . This order came in the wake of a Philippine government order for an evacuation of 11,000 people from Fifteen thousand villages near the volcano. Following two moderate eruptions, a larger explosion is expected to follow. Fifteen thousand Philippine official said that the volcano is spewing gas up to 1,800 degrees , thick ash, boulders and rocks. Mt. Pinatubo is located in the "Ring of Fire " that encircles Mount Pinatubo . It is its first eruption in 600 years .
Fifteen thousand military personnel at the "Ring of Fire , Philippine Islands , began to evacuate today due to the eruption of Mount Pinatubo . This order came in the wake of a Philippine government order for an evacuation of 11,000 people from Fifteen thousand villages near the volcano. Following two moderate eruptions, a larger explosion is expected to follow. Fifteen thousand Philippine official said that the volcano is spewing gas up to 1,800 degrees , thick ash, boulders and rocks. Mt. Pinatubo is located in the "Ring of Fire " that encircles Mount Pinatubo . It is its first eruption in 600 years .