BREAKING: At least six people were killed as wildfires tore through the Hawaiian island of Maui, officials said.
At least six people were killed on the Hawaiian island of Maui as wind-fueled wildfires tore through the area, Maui Mayor Richard Bissen announced.
Photos posted by the county overnight showed a line of flames blazing across an intersection and leaping above buildings in the town center that dates to the 1700s and is on the National Register of Historic Places.Zeke Kalua/County of Maui/Handout via Reutersthat the hospital system on the island"was overburdened with burn patients, people suffering from inhalation."
A wildfire is seen on the Hawaiian island of Maui, August 8, 2023, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video.There's no count available for the number of people affected by evacuations, but Martin said there are four shelters open, with more than 1,000 people at the largest. Kahului Airport, the main airport in Maui, was sheltering 2,000 travelers whose flights were canceled or who recently arrived on the island, the county said.
When the request was made, the fire had burned more than 600 acres and was uncontained. Much of Hawaii was under a red flag warning that continued Wednesday, and two other uncontrolled fires were burning on the Big Island and Maui, officials said. "The fire can be a mile or more from your house, but in a minute or two, it can be at your house," Fire Assistant Chief Jeff Giesea said.Hurricane Dora was complicating matters for firefighters in an already dry season.
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