A pyroclastic flow from Montagne Pelée completely destroyed Saint-Pierre in 1902, claiming 29,000 lives. One of the two survivors spent the time of the disaster in this jail cell, which was very well protected from the impact.
A pyroclastic flow from Montagne Pelée completely destroyed Saint-Pierre in 1902, claiming 29,000 lives. One of the two survivors spent the time of the disaster in this jail cell, which was very well protected from the impact.