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Heavy ashfall from the 15 June 1991 eruption of Pinatubo volcano caused the roof of this warehouse at Clark Air Base to collapse. The base had been evacuated prior to the major explosion on the 15th. Photo by R. Batalon, 1991 (U.S. Air Force).

Heavy ashfall from the 15 June 1991 eruption of Pinatubo volcano caused the roof of this warehouse at Clark Air Base to collapse. The base had been evacuated prior to the major explosion on the 15th.

Photo by R. Batalon, 1991 (U.S. Air Force).

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