How Did Jail Save a Mans Life?
A prisoner in an underground jail cell survived a massive volcanic eruption that killed almost 40,000 people. In the city of St. Pierre in the island of Martinique in the Caribbean Sea, Mount Pelee a volcano began to erupt in 1902. Torrents of volcanic eruptions destroyed St. Pierre – the city in three minutes flat. The prisoner was the lone survivor of this disaster.
Martinique is an island in the Caribbean Sea. There are a number of volcanoes on the island, including one called Mount Pelee. In 1902, the volcano began to pour ash over St. Pierre, then the largest city on Martinique. Then, on May 8 of that year, the volcano erupted, destroying St. Pierre in three minutes and killing almost 40
