Lahaina
9 key revelations in Maui’s first review of the Lahaina inferno
Six months after a firestorm destroyed the town of Lahaina, Hawaii, a detailed new report on the tragedy reveals that a large number of victims died along a single street - a stark indication of the ferocity of the blaze that swept through the historic island town, killing 100 people.
At least 1,100 missing after Hawaii fires
At least 1,100 people are still missing two weeks after deadly wildfires ravaged the Hawaiian island of Maui, authorities said Tuesday, with the FBI seeking family members' help in identifying the remains of the dead.
The fires were the deadliest to hit the United States in a century, claiming at least 115 lives, according to the latest provisional death toll.
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Maui emergency manager resigns after wildfire warning criticism
The head of Maui's emergency management agency -- who said this week he did not regret the decision to not sound powerful warning sirens as a deadly wildfire ripped through the Hawaiian town of Lahaina -- resigned Thursday.
Death toll from devastating Maui fire reaches 106
A mobile morgue unit arrived Tuesday to help Hawaii officials working painstakingly to identify remains, as Maui County released the first names of people killed in the wildfire that all but incinerated the historic town of Lahaina a week ago and raised the death toll to 106.
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Number of dead from Maui wildfires reaches 99
The number of deaths caused by the Maui wildfires stood at 99 Monday, a figure that is likely to increase as search crews comb neighborhoods where flames moved as fast as a mile a minute.
The blazes that consumed most of the historic town of Lahaina are already the deadliest in the U.S. in more than a century. The cause was under investigation.
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Six Bulgarian Students are at the Epicenter of the Fires in Hawaii
Six Bulgarian students are in the epicenter of the disaster in Hawaii - the city of Lahaina, Nova TV reported. Their parents didn't know if their children were okay for days. According to them, they did not receive any assistance from the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Nearly 90 Dead due to the Fires in Hawaii
The death toll from wildfires is rising in the Hawaiian Islands, where efforts to contain the blaze continue.
Hawaii Governor Josh Green warned:
"We expect the number of victims to continue to rise - so far the flames have claimed the lives of 89 people".
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Death toll from Maui fire reaches 89
As the death toll from a wildfire that razed a historic Maui town reached 89, authorities warned Saturday that the effort to find and identify the dead was still in its early stages. It's already the deadliest U.S. wildfire for over a century.
Crews with cadaver dogs have covered just 3% of the search area, Maui Police Chief John Pelletier said.
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53 Dead after an Inferno in the Hawaiian Islands - Thousands left Homeless
1,000 remain missing after the fiery inferno in the Hawaiian Islands, local police said. It is clarified that this does not mean that there are that many dead and that there are many people with whom contact has not yet been established.