Mount Pelee on the Island of Martinique erupted in the early 20th century. Why is this eruption famous?
A) It produced a major lateral blast that leveled a city, killing many people.
B) It was the first caldera forming eruption observed by modern scientists.
C) The volcano produced a pyroclastic flow that swept down the mountain, killing thousands of people.
D) It was a small cinder cone on an island that erupted in a sugar cane field.
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