Authorities on Monday are expected to begin allowing the first residents and property owners to return to their devastated properties in Lahaina, many for the first time since the historic town was demolished by a wildfire nearly seven weeks ago
FILE - Sydney Carney walks through her home, which was destroyed by a wildfire on Aug. 11, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Lahaina residents are grappling with a range of feelings as Maui authorities plan to begin allowing them back into what has become known as the"burn zone." HONOLULU — — From just outside the burn zone in Lahaina, Jes Claydon can see the ruins of the rental home where she lived for 13 years and raised three children.
Authorities will begin allowing the first residents and property owners to return to their properties in the burn zone, many for the first timenearly seven weeks ago, on Aug. 8, by the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century. Some survivors jumped over a sea wall and sheltered in the waves as hot black smoke blotted out the sun. The wildfireClaydon's home was a single-story cinderblock house painted a reddish-tan, similar to the red dirt in Lahaina. She can see the property from a National Guard blockade that has kept unauthorized people out of the burn zone. A few of the walls are still standing, and some green lawn remains, she said.
Darryl Oliveira, interim administrator of the Maui Emergency Management Agency, said officials also want to ensure that they have the space and privacy to reflect or grieve as they see fit.
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Residents prepare to return to sites of homes demolished in Lahaina wildfire 7 weeks agoAuthorities on Monday will begin allowing the first residents and property owners to return to their devastated properties in Lahaina, many for the first time since the historic town was demolished by a wildfire nearly seven weeks ago.
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Residents prepare to return to sites of homes demolished in Lahaina wildfire 7 weeks agoAuthorities on Monday will begin allowing the first residents and property owners to return to their devastated properties in Lahaina, many for the first time since the historic town was demolished by a wildfire nearly seven weeks ago.
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Residents prepare to return to sites of homes demolished in Lahaina wildfire 7 weeks agoAuthorities on Monday will begin allowing the first residents and property owners to return to their devastated properties in Lahaina, many for the first time since the historic town was demolished by a wildfire nearly seven weeks ago
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Residents prepare to return to sites of homes demolished in Lahaina wildfire 7 weeks agoAuthorities on Monday will begin allowing the first residents and property owners to return to their devastated properties in Lahaina, many for the first time since the historic town was demolished by a wildfire nearly seven weeks ago.
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Residents prepare to return to sites of homes demolished in Lahaina wildfire 7 weeks agoAuthorities on Monday will begin allowing the first residents and property owners to return to their devastated properties in Lahaina, many for the first time since the historic town was demolished by a wildfire nearly seven weeks ago
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Residents prepare to return to sites of homes demolished in Lahaina wildfire 7 weeks agoAuthorities on Monday will begin allowing the first residents and property owners to return to their devastated properties in Lahaina, many for the first time since the historic town was demolished by a wildfire nearly seven weeks ago.
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