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By Antonio de la Jara and Esteban Medel
PUERTO MONTT, Chile (Reuters) - Chile ordered hold-out residents to flee from an erupting volcano in the remote region of Patagonia on Thursday and vowed to remove them by force if they refuse to obey.
The military evacuated a small contingent of troops and journalists from near Chaiten volcano in southern Chile before dawn on Thursday, after it spat a surge of fiery material.
But a few civilians refused to leave two villages near the volcano, which began erupting last week for the first time in thousands of years.
A strong smell of sulfur hung in the air around the village of Chaiten, just 6 miles from the volcano.
A court has ordered the complete evacuation of a 30 mile
radius of the volcano -- an order that gives police permission to use force.
"There are still people who are not respecting the decisions of the authorities, which are trying to protect their lives," Defense Minister Jose Goni told local radio.
A handful of civilians stayed back in Chaiten and 24 remained in the village of Santa Barbara 12 miles from the volcano, well within the evacuation zone, a Reuters reporter who left with the troops said.

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