'Took everything with it': Maui resident recounts escape from raging wildfires

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'Took everything with it': Maui resident recounts escape from raging wildfires
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The winds will slowly decrease Thursday across the islands as strong high pressure to the north will continue to weaken and move westward, the FOX Forecast Center said.

by the U.S. Civil Air Patrol and Maui Fire Department showed that more than 271 structures have been impacted since the fire broke out Tuesday evening.

Johnson said he was the last one off the dock as a storm of fire swept over the town through the landmark Lahaina Banyan Tree and approached the historic harbor. "Took everything with it," he said from Kahului Airport as he evacuated the island Wednesday. "I just ran after it very hard. So I just helped everybody I could along the way. You got to know when you can."An aerial view shows the historic Banyan Tree along with destroyed homes, boats, and buildings burned to the ground in the historic Lahaina town in the aftermath of wildfires in western Maui in Lahaina, Hawaii, on August 10, 2023.

Some Maui residents were forced to jump into the ocean to avoid the smoke and fire, leading to a U.S. Coast Guard rescue operation.. Additionally, cell service and phone lines were down in certain locations.As far as the weather conditions, the winds will slowly decrease Thursday across the islands as strong high pressure to the north will continue to weaken and move westward, the FOX Forecast Center said.

It’s unclear what sparked these fires, but leaders said that conditions have been arid and that winds from passing

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