Townsville taxi driver Phil McNamara was holidaying with his friends when Papua New Guinean volcano Mount Tavurvur explosion happened last week. While capturing a minute-long video of the explosion, the Queensland resident would have never thought that this video would make him famous.

The video shows ash from the volcano going up in the air and sonic booms. By Saturday afternoon, the video on Facebook had received 22,000 shares and he had already become the centre of media attention.

Mr. McNamara affirmed that it was not decided at all to shoot the volcanic eruption and was an end moment decision. "We saw it erupting and the ladies from Kokopo Beach Bungalows where we were staying said they could take us out on the boat to get a closer look", affirmed Mr. McNamara.

It was then he decided to try and capture the video as it was a rare event to see. Mr. McNamara affirmed that it was the first time that he has seen an active volcano. Since his video has been posted, Mr. McNamara said that he has been receiving enquiries about the video from as far as the UK and the USA.

The video has created a lot of interest, said Mr. McNamara. And now he wants to decide what to do about it. Linda McNamara, wife of Phil, shared that the fire and thick ash was as high as 60,000 feet above sea level.

Experts shared that Mount Tavurvur is considered to be one of the most active and dangerous volcanoes in Papua New Guinea. On September 19, 1994, it erupted and proved quite disastrous as it destroyed maximum buildings in the township.

Warnings were given, but then also five residents were killed. The new video also shows how devastating can be a volcanic blast. A few more explosions at the volcano continued to take place for many more days.