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At least 6 killed in wildfires in Hawaiian island of Maui: Officials
The wildfires that have devastated parts of the Hawaiian island of Maui have killed six people, officials said Wednesday.
Richard Bissen Jr., the mayor of the West Maui community of Lahaina Town, said Wednesday during a news conference that there have also been 13 evacuations for three fires.
Fire was widespread in Lahaina Town, including on Front Street, a popular shopping and dining area, County of Maui spokesperson Mahina Martin said by phone early Wednesday.
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. Aerial video from after sunrise revealed entire blocks of buildings reduced to ash and thick smoke in the air.
At least two dozen people were injured by the fires, including several who were flown for treatment in Honolulu.