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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 ...
He said Hawaiian Electric documents show the company knew its grid on Maui was degraded after decades of neglect. Old power poles were supposed to be replaced between 2019 and this year, but he ...
A wildfire that killed more than 100 people on Maui, Hawaii, last year was sparked by "reenergized" broken power lines that ignited vegetation around a utility pole, according to findings released ...
Maui County officials announce that more than 93 people have died in the wildfires in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, making it the deadliest American wildfire since 1918, surpassing the death toll of the 2018 Camp Fire in California. [10] Hawaii Governor Josh Green says that the Banyan tree in Lahaina was damaged by the wildfires, but has survived. [11]
The death toll in Maui is at 115 as of Monday night, officials in Maui confirmed. That comes after 100 per cent of residential properties have been searched in the wildfire disaster area.
The Hawaii National Guard, together with the U.S. 25th Infantry Division from Schofield Barracks on Oʻahu, deployed to Maui and Hawaii Island to assist with fire suppression support, search and rescue operations, and traffic control. Two UH-60 Blackhawk and one CH-47 Chinook helicopters were also deployed to support fire suppression efforts. [176]
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A California woman has become the first tourist known to have died in the devastating Maui wildfires that have killed 115 people.. Maui County officials named 72-year-old Theresa Cook among the ...