TAAL Volcano has another short-lived phreatomagmatic (combination of magma and water) eruption in its main crater on Wednesday, raising its explosions to five, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).

The fifth burst at 11:56 a.m. lasted for less than a minute and generated a 200-meter dark gray plume, according to Phivolcs chief Renato Solidum Jr.

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