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One of the many possibilities is that the deadly fumes and ash can suffocate a person and or persons untli they die from lack of oxygen.

Another is that if they do not doe from suffocation the ash if in a high enough quantity can bury you alive because it can get as deep as 20 feet..

Also, pyroclastic flows are incredibly hot (they can reach temperatures of up to 1,000 °C) so the person would burn in a matter of seconds.

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