Three people were killed in a volcanic eruption in the Central American state of Guatemala overnight Friday, officials reported, according to dpa. The country's seismological institute Insivumeh said that more than 2,000 people were evacuated to safety from the endangered region after the Pacaya volcano eruption. Preisdnet Alvaro Colom ordered a state of emergency in the provinces of Guatemala, Esquintla and Sacatepeques.