How a Paradise Became a Death Trap
August 18, 2023
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When fires swept West Maui, Hawaii, many residents fled for their lives — but soon discovered they had nowhere to go. Thousands of structures, mostly homes, have been reduced to rubble. Husks of incinerated cars line the historic Front Street in Lahaina, while search crews nearby make their way painstakingly from house to house, looking for human remains.
Ydriss Nouara, a resident of Lahaina, recounts his experience fleeing the inferno and Mike Baker, the Seattle bureau chief for The Times, explains how an extraordinary set of circumstances turned the city into a death trap.
GuestMike Baker () , the Seattle bureau chief for The New York Times.
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• Nearly a week after the fires started, relatives are receiving little information as search and identification efforts move slowly. ()
• How the fires turned Lahaina into a death trap () .
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