Royal Gardens last 2 residents get another visit from Pele

July 8th, 2008

As a breakout from Kilauea’s summit sent lava on a path through Royal Gardens subdivision again, Jack Thompson played amateur firefighter by putting out the small fires that erupted from Pele’s visit. Lava fountained up to 30 ft. tall about 4 miles from Dean Schneider’s makeshift shelter. I’ve gotten a few questions lately about Jack’s status and if he was still in Royal Gardens so there’s your answer. For a good article about Kilauea’s new threat to the two loners, click here.