Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupts sending ash 10 kilometres into the sky
The country's volcanic agency said the volcano erupted at 8:48pm on Frida night, local time.
It has experienced a number of eruptions in recent months, including an eruption in July that forced a number of international flights to Bali to be delayed or cancelled.
That eruption had an ash cloud of 18 kilometres.
There were no immediate reports of cancelled flights after Friday's eruption.
The eruption was triggered by a gas build-up in recent weeks, geological agency head Muhammad Wafid said in a statement.
Indonesian authorities have warned people to clear a 6-7 kilometre area from the crater and to be careful of mudslides if heavy rain occurs.
Photos shared by the agency showed a dramatic scene of volcanic lightning flashing over the volcano and the ash column reflecting the red colour of the lava flowing down the mountain's slopes.
The 1,584-metre-high Laki-Laki, which means man in Indonesian, is twinned with the calmer but taller 1,703-metre volcano named Perempuan, after the Indonesian word for woman.
Indonesia, a vast archipelago nation, experiences frequent seismic and volcanic activity due to its position on the Pacific "Ring of Fire".
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