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Maui woman who fled wildfire on foot dies after 53 days in a hospital burn unit
A woman who escaped a wildfire that destroyed the Hawaii community by running through a burning field has died after more than seven weeks in a hospital burn unit.
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Lahaina residents begin emotional return to homes destroyed by deadly wildfire
The first of thousands of residents who lost their homes in the wildfire that destroyed the Hawaii town of Lahaina have returned to their devastated properties.
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Death toll from Maui wildfires lowers to 97 after DNA testing of remains
Authorities in Hawaii have adjusted the number of deaths from the deadly Maui wildfires down to at least 97 people.
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Number of missing from Maui wildfires drops to 66; travel restrictions to end next month
One month after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century leveled the historic town of Lahaina, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green says the number of missing has dropped to 66, the death toll remains at 115, and authorities will soon escort residents on visits to their property.
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A month after the Maui wildfires began, officials are still working their way through a list of the missing
The wildfires killed at least 115 people and displaced thousands more.
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Hawaii utility takes responsibility for first Maui fire, but faults firefighters for declaring blaze contained and leaving scene
Maui County has brought a lawsuit against the utility company claiming that it did not shut off its power lines despite the high winds and dry conditions.
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Lahaina neighborhood evacuated due to new brush fire on Maui; twister also spotted
A brush fire is prompting Maui authorities to evacuate residents from a neighborhood in Lahaina, just a few miles from the site recently ravaged by blazes.
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Interim Maui emergency management director hired after deadly wildfires
An interim director has been hired to head Maui Emergency Management Agency following devastating wildfires and the resignation of the agency’s top official, Maui County said Friday.
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Release of 388 names of missing after Maui wildfires helps find some alive, but frustrates others
Within hours of Maui County releasing 388 names of people unaccounted for following the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, some cases were already being resolved Friday as relatives or the people themselves reported they were safe.
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Maui's top emergency official resigns after criticism for not activating sirens during fire
Maui’s top emergency management official resigned Thursday, one day after he defended his decision not to sound warning sirens as wildfires swept across the island.
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Mass. native firefighter working to help those affected by Maui wildfires
Firefighter Aaron Griffith, who grew up in New Bedford and graduated from UMass Dartmouth, started the Maui Firefighter and Family Relief Fund to help his fellow brothers and sisters.
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This Maui firefighter from Mass. lost his house in the blazes. Now he's fundraising for others
After fighting on the front lines of what has become the deadliest wildfire in modern U.S. history, one firefighter in Maui County, who is originally from Massachusetts, is stepping up to help his department. “This was apocalyptic,” firefighter Aaron Griffith explained of the Lahaina fire. “To watch this happen and be so close to it, it’s something no one...
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United passenger plane with 24,000 pounds of supplies, aid heads from Chicago to Maui
As a passenger plane carrying 24,000 lbs. of supplies heads from O’Hare to Maui, here are other ways Chicagoans can help.
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‘Extremely blessed': Friends spent hours in swimming pool to survive Maui fires
Two women vacationing in Lahaina managed to survive last week’s deadly firestorm by jumping into a swimming pool.
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Maui wildfire death toll climbs to 99 as search teams sift through ashes for victims
The death toll stands at 99, but Gov. Josh Green said 10 to 20 people might be found dead each day for the next several days.
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BU student helping as much as she can in Maui before returning to Boston: ‘It is grim'
In Maui, the destruction and devastation isn’t just hitting home, it is home for one Boston University sophomore. “I am seeing my friends lose their homes, lose their livelihoods, lose their memories all in one,” said Noelle Lo. Lo has been in Maui since May after taking her last finals at BU. She says since last Tuesday when the...
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Boston University student helping those affected by Maui wildfires
Sophomore Noelle Lo has been in Maui since May after taking her last final at Boston University
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‘Twilight zone': Survivors recount horrors of Maui wildfires as they return to ruins
Emergency workers are scrambling to find temporary housing for those lucky enough to survive wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui that have already claimed 80 lives.
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Survivors of Paradise fire extend helping hand to Maui wildfire victims
As wildfires tear through the Hawaiian island of Maui, residents of a Northern California town are reliving their own harrowing experience with a similar conflagration.
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WATCH: Drone footage shows aftermath of devastating Maui fire
Drone footage shows the aftermath of the devastating wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, after it swept through the city, leaving scores of people dead and thousands homeless.