Determining the death toll from the Aug. 8 wildfire in Lahaina has been especially complicated because of the damage caused by the fire and the chaos as people tried to escape, officials said.

How Fire Turned Lahaina Into a Death Trap. When a historic coastal town in Hawaii was overrun by fire, many residents fled for their lives — but there was nowhere to go.

Lahaina fire death toll climbs to 114, 78% of burn area searched. By Star-Advertiser staff. ... and the Lahaina fire is 90% contained after burning 2,168 acres and over 2,000 structures.

The confirmed death toll remains at 115, where it has stood for nearly two weeks now. 58 victims have been identified by Maui Police. The Lahaina fire is now 100% contained, ...

WAILUKU, Hawaii (Island News) – The number of deaths in the Lahaina fire disaster has decreased to 97 people, Maui Police Chief Jon Pelletier announced Friday. The number of confirmed ...

Death toll in Maui fires rises to 67: ‘We have not yet searched’ buildings. ... The Lahaina fire, one of three that broke out Tuesday on Maui, was said to be 80% contained.

Lahaina fire death toll climbs to 93. Christie Wilson, The Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Updated Tue, August 15, 2023 at 3:48 AM UTC. 8 min read. Aug. 13—Related Photo Gallery: Devastation left ...

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — As the death toll from a wildfire that razed a historic Maui town climbed to 93, authorities warned that the effort to find and identify the dead was still in its early ...

A Times review of Maui County’s Facebook page showed that the first report of a brush fire in Lahaina came in at 6:37 a.m. on Aug. 8, and evacuations were ordered within three minutes around ...

The fire that destroyed Lahaina, propelled by wind gusts of up to 81 miles per hour, spread at a rate of “one mile every minute,” Green said.

Two Lahaina residents were identified Tuesday among the 106 confirmed dead in the West Maui wildfire that broke out a little over a week ago. Maui County and the Maui Police Department confirmed ...

AMONG THOSE in Lahaina Saturday to get a closeup view of the catastrophe were FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell, U.S. Fire Administrator Lori Moore-­Merrell, Small Business Administration ...