Volcanic eruptions and earthquakes continue in Hawaii Monday.
The Big Island is currently under a state of emergency and the National Guard has been called in.
More than 20 homes have been destroyed and 2,000 families have been evacuated so far.
Among the evacuees, a former Boisean.
Lawrence Collins settled into Leilani Estates last January after moving to the Big Island from Boise.
Things started to shake up Thursday night when the volcano erupted, splitting open the east side of the subdivision.
"The plume, we kept an eye on the plume, we were hustling," says Collins.
Collins' house is three acres from a fissure where lave oozed out.
He says he started to pack his bags after a 4.3 earthquake followed shortly after the explosion.
"We had glass rippling in the glass doors and couches dancing across the floor," says Collins.
Collins says toxins in the air have made it difficult to breathe and Hawaiian officials have issued a "code red" air-quality warning near the volcano.
"Our throats are ripped up our sinuses are pretty hashed. The acid rain burn that I ended up with, where my shirt collar came around, I mean we were moving and hustling, there was a lot of perspiration going on and mixed with the sulfur dioxide it burnt me around the neck," says Collins.
Collins says he was able to make two trips back and forth from his house before the area was completely closed off.
Because he recently moved, most of Collins' belongings were already in boxes and he says he made out with about 80 percent of his stuff.
The last he heard, Collins' house was still in one piece, he's currently staying at a hotel in a safe zone.
It could be awhile before Collins is let back into his home as scientists say the eruptions and earthquakes could continue for days or even weeks.