An Indonesian volcano erupted today, sending a massive column of ash and smoke some 16,400 feet into the air, leaving local villages coated in debris and officials scrambling to hand out face masks to residents. <br/><br/>Mount Sinabung on Sumatra island, which has been rumbling since 2010 and saw a deadly eruption in 2016, spewed the thick plume after activity picked up recent days. <br/><br/>Volcanology agency chief Kasbani said this was the biggest eruption for Sinabung this year. <br/><br/>There were no reports of injuries or deaths.<br/><br/>No one lives inside a previously announced no-go zone around the volcano. <br/><br/>But hundreds of houses outside the seven-kilometre danger zone were covered in volcanic ash. <br/><br/>Officials have distributed face masks and urged local residents to stay indoors to avoid respiratory problems.