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| Iceland Monitor
| Thu 22 Aug 2024
| 22.45 GMT
| Modified
23 Aug 2024
20.10
1300 people in the lagoon when the eruption started
The Blue Lagoon activity area in Svartsengi has been evacuated and it took about 40 minutes.
About 1,300 people, guests and staff, were in the lagoon when the upheaval began.
The evacuation went well, according to an announcement from the Blue Lagoon. The blue lagoon will be closed tomorrow.