While the world focuses on the devastation in West Maui and the destruction of the historic community of Lahaina, another wildfire is still burning in the hills some 25 miles away in Kula.
Homes were destroyed in the Upcountry Fire. The deadly wildfires in Maui, Hawaii fanned by winds from Hurricane Dora caused fires in Upcountry as well as destroying the historic city of Lahaina.Homes were destroyed in the Upcountry Fire. The deadly wildfires in Maui, Hawaii fanned by winds from Hurricane Dora caused fires in Upcountry as well as destroying the historic city of Lahaina.
Ross Hart, right, is finding keepsakes from the debris after his home was destroyed in the Upcountry Fire. He is helped by his neighbor Austin Phillips and Preston Cherry who is working the chain saw.Ross Hart is working to clean up his property after his home was destroyed in the Upcountry Fire. He is running a sprinkler to keep the dust down."As I watched the house start to catch fire in one corner I ran in the house, grabbed my guitar, threw it in the truck. And it was - gone.
But the rough terrain, with its winding gulches and forests, has made it much harder for firefighters to contain the blaze.
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