On Tuesday, Chile’s Chaiten volcano spewed clouds of gray smoke, hot rocks and toxic gas, forcing authorities to issue an evacuation order for more than 200 people who remained in the town of Chaiten, according to emergency officials.

CNN reports that, “the country’s emergency office said the evacuation order was issued after the volcano erupted around 8:45 a.m., emitting pyroclastic flows – or mixtures of hot, dry rock fragments and hot gases. Hours later, large plumes of gray smoke still rose in the sky.”

Francisco Vidal, a government spokesman, told CNN en Espanol that five boats and three helicopters will transport the remaining emergency officials, reporters and residents. But a small contingent of police and military officials will remain in Chaiten.

The volcano is located about 750 miles south of Santiago, the Chilean capital. The eruption began early Friday.

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