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A report has found that broken power lines caused the deadly August 2023 wildfire in Maui. The wildfire on the Hawaiian Island killed 102 people and destroyed more than 2,200 structures, causing ...
But the report released Wednesday went into the most detail about its cause and origin. The Lahaina fire was one of three wildfires that ignited on Maui that day; the report did not address the ...
The fire began at around 6:34 a.m. on Aug. 8 and originated from overgrown vegetation at and surrounding a utility pole, according to the report. Fire crews quickly arrived at the scene to ...
Maui Fire Department workers “risked their lives in a valiant effort to stop the spread of the fires and save lives,” according to the report, made public Tuesday by the Western Fire Chiefs ...
The 2021 Maui County report had recommended fire hazard risk assessment and replacing non-native grasses, but it is unclear if these recommendations were implemented. [ 220 ] [ 221 ] A state official for the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources delayed the request of the release of water by the West Maui Land Co. to protect its ...
The reports could help officials understand exactly what happened when the wind-whipped fire overtook the historic Maui town of Lahaina, destroying roughly 3,000 properties and causing more than $5.5 billion in estimated damage, according to state officials. A similar after-action report was released by the Maui Police Department in February.
Devastating wildfires that have claimed more than a hundred lives and destroyed swaths of the Hawaiian island of Maui may have been caused by a tree falling on power lines.. Security video shared ...
Hawaii authorities have begun releasing the names of victims as the death toll in Maui continues to rise Maui fire live updates: Death toll hits 106 as new footage depicts potential cause of wildfires