A devastating firestorm has reduced many homes to ashes in Lahaina, a popular island tourist destination in Hawaii.
On Tuesday, brushfires fueled by high winds quickly spread and engulfed Lahaina on Maui’s western side. , with a significant number of those remains discovered in Lahaina, government officials said at last check.have slowly been allowed to return but forced to wait hours in their vehicles parked on the main road into town before entering the fire zone due to a nightfall curfew.in the wildfires’ wake, drone footage captured Thursday by Javier Cantellops shows.
One estimate from the property data aggregator CoreLogic puts the estimate of destroyed homes at more than 3,000. Brushfires fueled by high winds have reduced many homes to ashes in Lahaina.Residents returned to charred buildings and scorched cars in the wildfires’ wake.Javier Cantellops via storyfulJavier Cantellops via storyful
It’s still unclear how the fires started, but when they did ignite, the island was ripe for an inferno. Extremely dry conditions combined with 70 to 80 mph winds fueled the flames and created a challenging battle for the island’s firefighters.
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