Maui Fire Department to release after-action report on deadly Hawaii wildfires

16/4/2024 13:53

        The Maui Fire Department is expected to release a report Tuesday detailing how the agency responded to a series of wildfires that burned on the island during a windstorm last August - including one that killed 101 people in the historic town of Lahaina and became the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century.
        
        The release comes one day before the Hawaii Attorney General is expected to release the first phase of a separate comprehensive investigation about the events before, during and after the Aug. 8 fires.
        
        The reports could help officials understand exactly what happened when the wind-whipped fire overtook the historic Maui town of Lahaina, destroying roughly 3,000 properties and causing more than $5.5 billion in estimated damage, according to state officials.