I've gotten burnt by hot oil enough to know that I don't want to get anywhere near lava. Fire and lava have a way of doing unpredictable things. I remember sitting by the fire with my cat Coco when a hot coal just shot out of the fireplace out of nowhere and landed on her. She ran around the house with a trail of smoke behind her. It was terrifying. She even has a little scar now because of it.
Unpredictable is especially present when you're dealing with bubbling lava. Who knows when one of those streaks of hot death is going to lunge for you. That's why I'm impressed by mountaineer Nik Haliks taking a hot selfie next to the active Benbow Volcano on Ambrym Island in Vanuatu. It's looking pretty feisty over there in that lava pit.