Maui wildfire kills 59, leaves painful questions in its wake FMTNews FMTWorld
It remains unclear whether some residents had received any warning before the fire engulfed their homes.
The island includes emergency sirens intended to warn of natural disasters and other threats, but they did not appear to have sounded during the fire. County mayor Richard Bissen told NBC’s “Today” show on Friday that he did not know whether sirens went off but said the fire moved extraordinarily quickly.The disaster began unfolding just after midnight on Tuesday when a brush fire was reported in the town of Kula, roughly 56km from Lahaina. About five hours later that morning, power was knocked out in Lahaina, according to residents.
Some witnesses said they had little advance notice, describing their terror when the blaze consumed Lahaina in what seemed a matter of minutes. Several people were forced to leap into the Pacific Ocean to save themselves.
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