It could blow at any time

Sightseers told to keep away from Icelandic volcano dangér

- LUCY THORNTON

SCIENTISTS warned tourists to stay away as they fear molten lava could erupt again "without warning" on Iceland.

The Record joined a media convoy escorted into the "hazard zone" near the Fagradalsfjall volcano, which spewed lava 500ft into the air when it erupted on Monday.

And we were told of experts' fears the "hotbed" could erupt again.

We were also shown a wall of earth made with giant bulldozers in a bid to protect the power plant in the nearby town of Grindavik.

Civil engineer Thor Bragason, who runs a drone survey team, said: "We have been flying doing 3D reconstructions to help the authorities to detect where the risks are. The fear is the cracks will reopen or another will reopen... we are standing on a hotbed.