Question

________ destroyed the city of st. pierre, martinique in 1902

Answer 1

St. Pierre, the most important city on Martinique economic and socially, was destroyed by the nuee ardente, or the pyroclastic flow from a volcanic eruption in May 1902. The city was known by many as the "Paris of the Caribbean" and its destruction greatly altered the influence of the French on the island. 

Answer 2

Answer choices are:

1. Mudflows                              
2. Basaltic Lava flows
3. Heavy Ashfall
4. A Nueé ardente

Correct answer choice is:

4. A nueé ardente.

Explanation:

The stratovolcano is renowned for its explosion in 1902 and the entire devastation that occurred called the gravest volcanic blast of the initial 20th century. The explosion executed around 30,000 people. Utmost losses were generated by pyroclastic currents which devastated the town of Saint-Pierre (at this moment, the biggest town on the island), in moments of the explosion.