The blazes, which consumed most of the historic town of Lahaina, are already the deadliest in the U.S. in more than a century, with a toll of 96.
By CLAIRE RUSH, AUDREY MCAVOY and CHRISTOPHER WEBER | Associated Press
The blazes, which consumed most of the historic town of Lahaina, are already the deadliest in the U.S. in more than a century, Shelley Galasso of Orange took this photo of the wildfire racing toward the historic village of Lahaina in Maui on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023. She and a family party of 14 were staying at the nearby Hyatt Regency and had evacuated Thursday morning.
The hall of historic Waiola Church in Lahaina and nearby Lahaina Hongwanji Mission are engulfed in flames along Wainee Street on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii.
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