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Wildfire Races Through Historic Maui Town of Lahaina
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0:41Now PlayingThe search of the wildfire wreckage on the Hawaiian island of Maui on Thursday revealed a wasteland of burned out homes and obliterated communities as firefighters battled the stubborn blaze that has already claimed 36 lives, making it the deadliest in the U.S. in recent years.
The fire started Tuesday and took the island by surprise, racing through parched growth and neighborhoods in the historic town of Lahaina, a tourist destination that dates to the 1700s and is the biggest community on the island's west side.
Maui County said late Wednesday that at least 36 people have died, but that figure could rise as rescuers reach parts of the island that had been unreachable due to ongoing fires or obstructions including blocked roads.
Officials said earlier that 271 structures had been damaged or destroyed and dozens of people had been injured.
It is the deadliest fire since the 2018 Camp Fire in California, which killed at least 85 people and virtually razed the town of Paradise.
The fires were fanned by strong winds from Hurricane Dora passing far to the south. It's the latest in a series of disasters caused by extreme weather around the globe this summer. Experts say climate change is increasing the likelihood of such events.
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