In southern Chile a volcano that erupted forced hundreds of people to flee their homes on Wednesday.

Although the government didn’t order the evacuation, over 1,000 people fled out of volcano’s way.

Llaima volcano sent gray ash in the sky and lava and rocked the area with explosions, CNN informs.

Chile's Emergency Bureau director, Carmen Fernandez, said: "There are no signs yet of an increased risk. There is some flow of lava, but not in a continued manner yet."

Almost 200 people were asked to leave Conguillio National Park after flame was seen erupting from the volcano located above central Chile at 10,252 feet.

Some 53 tourists were expected to be pulled by helicopters according to Fernandez.

Almost 6,000 people will have to be evacuated from nearby town of Melipeuco if the volcano will continue in this manner.

People spent their night in shelters in Melipeuco and others fled to other communities.

“Buses and army trucks have already been sent and are ready in case a decision is made to order a massive evacuation in Melipeuco,” said Fernandez, Wave3.com informs.

Due to the fact that the snow was melted by the lava and that nearby rivers were swollen there are fears of flooding.

According to the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution, at 6 p.m. on Tuesday the volcano erupted sending a plume of smoke in the air at about 41,000 feet.

Llaima volcano, one of the most active in Chile, erupted last May, but since 1994 it hadn’t had a blast. It is situated at about 422 miles from the capital of Chile, Santiago.