Lahaina Residents Recount Desperate Escape from 'Maui's Deadly Firestorm' | FRONTLINE

Lahaina residents recount their desperate escape from the August 2023 wildfire that killed more than 100 people, in this video drawn from the FRONTLINE documentary "Maui's Deadly Firestorm."

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For the full story, watch "Maui's Deadly Firestorm," streaming beginning Dec. 17, 2024, and airing on PBS Jan. 7, 2025

In the documentary, FRONTLINE investigates the deadliest American wildfire in a century, and the missed warnings that made it so unstoppable. The film examines the fire’s causes, the chaotic response, and how changes to the climate and landscape have made Maui increasingly vulnerable to fires.

“Maui’s Deadly Firestorm” is a FRONTLINE production with Mandarin Duck Films LLC. The writer, producer and director is Xinyan Yu. The producer is Christina Avalos. The senior producer is Frank Koughan. The editor-in-chief and executive producer of FRONTLINE is Raney Aronson-Rath.

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