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The fire took the island by surprise, leaving behind burned-out cars on once busy streets and smoking piles of rubble where historic buildings had stood in Lahaina Town.

Rapidly moving fires that exploded on Tuesday night on the island of Maui have killed dozens and displaced thousands

Hawaiian hospitals are overwhelmed: “911 is down. Cell service is down."

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At least 36 people have been killed in a wildfire that has razed a Hawaiian town, officials said Wednesday, as desperate residents jumped into the ocean in a bid to escape the fast-moving flames.

Wildfires, pushed by powerful winds, raced through Lahaina, Hawaii, on Aug. 8 and 9, 2023, leaving a charred and smoldering landscape across the tourist town of about 13,000 residents that was once the capital of the Kingdom of Hawaii. At least 36 people died, Maui County officials said. Others were…

Follow along for live updates of wildfires that are racing through Maui in Hawaii, destroying part of a historic town on the island

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LAHAINA, Maui — The trade winds were blowing hard across Maui, bending palm trees, whipping up whitecaps on the ocean, sandblasting tourists on the beach.