It was the deadliest volcano eruption in U.S. history, killing 57 people.
KING 5 later produced a documentary of the historic event called, “The Mountain Erupts,” showing what it was like in the hours and days after the eruption.
The eruption of Mount St. Helens nearly took the lives of the three KING 5 staffers who had lived near the mountain for a month in an RV.
KING 5 was the only TV station that had a live shot of the mountain 24 hours a day leading up to the eruption.
The chief photographer gave meteorologist Jeff Renner, photojournalist Mark Anderson, and engineer Mike Carter
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