Thousands of residents were briefly allowed to return to their homes in the Philippines to rescue their pets and recover their belongings.
Daniel Reyes, mayor of the Agoncillo town inside the danger zone of the Taal volcano, said they took advantage of the "waning activity" and let 3,000 residents back into their homes.
"If I would not let them rescue their animals, their animals would die and together with them their sources of livelihood," Reyes told Reuters.
People were seen driving through thick layers of volcanic ash to take their dogs, TV sets, gas stoves and electric fans.
More than 40,000 residents of Agoncillo have been displaced since Taal began spewing massive clouds of ash, steam and gas on Sunday.
On Friday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) observed that the danger level posed by the volcano remained at 4 out of a possible 5, with "hazardous eruption" possible "within hours to days".
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