Has anyone got killed by a volcano?

Of course. Thousands of people have been killed by volcanoes. Volcanic eruptions are not gentle, peaceful, soothing experiences by any stretch of the imagination. See all these people? These are among the about 2,000 who were killed when Vesuvius erupted and buried the town of Pompeii in 79 A.D.. See this man? read more

Kilauea is considered the most deadly volcano in the United States since the country's founding. In 1975, an earthquake within Kilauea caused a tsunami that killed two campers, and a photographer was killed in 1924 by falling rocks from the volcano. read more

But more are killed by tripping and falling in front of moving lava or being trapped in front of it with no clear escape route. Vulcanologist's get killed almost regularly but more often by being hit from above with lava when it gets blasted out of volcanoes, then falls back down. read more