17 h, aug 24, 79 y - "5:00 p.m.: A roof collapses in Pompeii from the weight of the pumice stone and ash. Fist-sized lithics (rocks) are also falling at a speed of 50m per second on the area. The sun is blocked and thus no natural light was available to the people seeking shelter from the eruption. Many rush towards the harbor of Pompeii. I nto the evening, a gray pumice begins to fall."
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17 h, aug 24, 79 y
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~ 1948 years ago