Buildings in the Caribbean island's abandoned capital, Plymouth, were incinerated as a blast of hot rock, ash, and gas swept down from a nearby volcano. Two-thirds of the island's 11,000 people have fled since eruptions intensified in 1995. The remainder jammed roads away from the burn zone Tuesday.
Montserrat Burns
Buildings in the Caribbean island's abandoned capital, Plymouth, were incinerated as a blast of hot rock, ash, and gas swept down from a nearby volcano. Two-thirds of the island's 11,000 people have fled since eruptions intensified in 1995. The remainder jammed roads away from the burn zone Tuesday.
