between the scenes in the northwest territories and those that played out last week 6000 kilometres away in maui. authorities there continue to search for victims in the rubble of the town of lahaina were the death toll now stands at 111. earlier this week, the source of those deadly fires seems to have been found. this security camera footage shows the moment a tree fell on a power line in maui s so called upcountry. it s believed to be the first in a chain of events that led to the widespread devastation we saw last week. washington post reporter brianna sacks found data and video evidence indicating elctrical faults in the island s power grid likely ignited the most devastating wildfires on maui. here s what she had to say. i found some security footage that took place at 10:47pm monday night in upcountry, which captured this bright flash which we now believe is what s called an arc flash, and that s what happens when the electrical grid faults meaning a line can come in contact
called an arc flash, and that s what happens when the electrical grid faults meaning a line can come in contact with a tree, vegetation, another line falls to the ground. and the woman narrating that video said, i think a tree fell on a line, the power goes out, then fire sparks right in that same location. and i overlaid that with some electrical grid sensor data that i obtained from a company called whisker labs. and those things occurred at the exact same moment, so that was the first time that an electrical malfunction was caught on video which directly correlated with data confirming that the power system experienced a major problem at that time. washington post reporter breanna sachs. the british government has ordered an independent inquiry into how a nurse came to murder seven newborn babies in her care and tried to kill another six.
week six thousand kilometers away, in maui. authorities there continue to search for victims in the rubble of the town of lahaina, where the death toll now stands at 111. earlier this week, the source of those deadly fires seems to have been found. this security camera footage shows the moment a tree fell on a power line in maui s so called upcountry. it s believed to be the first in a chain of events that led to the widespread devastation we saw last week. washington post reporter brianna sacks found data and video evidence indicating elctrical faults in the island s power grid likely ignited the most devastating wildfires on maui. here s what she had to say. i found some security footage that took place at 10:47pm monday night in upcountry, which captured this bright flash which we now believe is what s called an arc flash, and that s what happens when the electrical grid faults meaning a line can come in contact with a tree,
wildfires season is showing no sign of letting up. it s hard not to see the striking similarities between the scenes in the northwest territories and those that played out last week on the hawaiian island of maui. authorities there continue to search for victims in the rubble of the town of lahaina were the death toll now stands at 111. earlier this week, the source of those deadly fires seems to have been found. this security camera footage shows the moment a tree fell on a power line in maui s so called upcountry. it s believed to be the first in a chain of events that led to the widespread devastation we saw last week. washington post reporter brianna sacks found data and video evidence indicating electrical faults in the island s power grid most likely ignited the most devastating wildfires on maui. here s what she had to say. i found some security footage that took place at 10.47pm monday night in upcountry, which captured this bright flash which we now believe is what s
fell on a power line in maui s so called upcountry. it s believed to be the first in a chain of events that led to the widespread devastation we saw last week. earlier, i spoke to washington post reporter brianna sacks, who has been reporting on investigation into the fires. she found data and video evidence indicating elctrical faults in the island s power grid likely ignited the most devastating wildfires on maui. i found some security footage that took place at 10.47pm monday night in upcountry, which captured this bright flash which we now believe is what s called an arc flash, and that s what happens when the electrical grid faults meaning a line can come in contact with a tree, vegetation, another line falls to the ground. and the woman narrating that video said, i think a tree fell on a line, the power goes out, then fire sparks right in that same location. and i overlaid that with some