Comer announced that his committee will be investigating the federal government's response to the wildfires in Maui that were the deadliest in the nation's history in over a century.
Top among those questions are: what steps were taken by authorities and utility companies — if any — in response to National Weather Service warnings days in advance about the high risk of fire on Maui; what actions were taken to alert Lahaina residents of the oncoming fires and evacuate them; and why officials declared an initial fire in Lahaina to be “100% contained” and whether that same fire flared up and destroyed the town?Maui residents also want to know whether police barricades may have...
Biden was also criticized by residents and the broader public for saying he had “no comment” when asked by a reporter about the rising death toll in Lahaina, six days after the fire, but the White House claims he did not hear the question. A general view shows the aftermath of a devastating wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. Two weeks after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century swept through the Maui community of Lahaina, authorities say anywhere between 500 and 1,000 people remain unaccounted for.
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