Mount Etna in Sicily erupted spectacularly last night, spewing a fountain of lava a kilometre into the air.

Stunning footage filmed in the early hours of this morning (February 21) showed the violent eruption and the flows of lava down the flanks of the volcano.

Massive eruption from the summit crater of Mount Etna. The fountain of lava reach more the 1000 meters high! Different new craters evolve in a violent explosive activity projecting lava and making several lava flow.

Massive eruption from the summit crater of Mount Etna. The fountain of lava reach more the 1000 meters high! Different new craters evolve in a violent explosive activity projecting lava and making several lava flow.

Massive eruption from the summit crater of Mount Etna. The fountain of lava reach more the 1000 meters high! Different new craters evolve in a violent explosive activity projecting lava and making several lava flow.

Massive eruption from the summit crater of Mount Etna. The fountain of lava reach more the 1000 meters high! Different new craters evolve in a violent explosive activity projecting lava and making several lava flow.

Massive eruption from the summit crater of Mount Etna. The fountain of lava reach more the 1000 meters high! Different new craters evolve in a violent explosive activity projecting lava and making several lava flow.

Massive eruption from the summit crater of Mount Etna. The fountain of lava reach more the 1000 meters high! Different new craters evolve in a violent explosive activity projecting lava and making several lava flow.