Lahaina is now contained. The pulehu fire, in the middle of the island, is about 70 contained. And officials are also dealing with a third fire in upcountry maui, with no estimate on its containment. In just over four days, the fires have burned roughly 2,000 acres, and have destroyed more than 1,000 buildings. These are images from the Historic Town of lahaina, which was hardest hit. Local officials are allowing residents and tourists back into the town, but a nightly curfew is in place. We are now beginning to learn about the harrowing stories of survivors like this one, where one family was forced tojump into the ocean to escape the flames. The ocean almost dragged my kids away a few times. But, yeah, we stuck together, we held on. I said, were not going to die, and were here, were alive. An unprecedented logistical effort is under way from all over the united states, as Government Agencies are mobilising resources to send to hawaii. The States National guard has chartered planes to
Green says hes ordering a comprehensive review of the states response, including why sirens didnt alert maui residents to the danger. Hawaiis Emergency Service Administration Says based on its records, no one at the state or county level attempted to activate the sirens. Our own reporter on the ground said that no one hes spoken to was alerted to the encroaching flames. More on that in just a few minutes. This image comes from the us coastguard, it shows the town burning through the height of the emergency. The burning through the height of the emergency. The emergency. The agency rescued 17 the emergency. The agency rescued 17 people the emergency. The agency rescued 17 people from the emergency. The agency rescued 17 people from the | rescued 17 people from the water and a0 people from the shoreline. Many more are still unaccounted for. Attem pts atte m pts to attempts to flee the devastation and fires were hampered. As flames were fanned by winds coming from hurricane dora. We are n
theyjust barely made it out. what about those who you have been speaking to who may know that their homes have been destroyed, they may not have anywhere else to go, is there any plan in motion for the many people that will be left homeless by this fire? yeah, i was very struck by one person who said everybody i know is now homeless . most people don t know where they are going to go next, they will be at the shelter for as long as it takes. one woman who is now in her 70s but had been living in her car before finding housing in lahaina a few years ago, she fears she might have to move back into her caragain, and that would be quite difficult for her as an elderly woman. so i am not aware of any long term plan at the moment. there was also another gentleman who said he is hopeful that they will swiftly rebuild the town. the historical sites there will attract federal funding to help restore it to the way it had been earlier, but considering the remote location it might
car again, may have to move back into her caragain, and that may have to move back into her car again, and that would be quite difficult for her as an elderly woman. so i am not aware of any long term plan at the moment. there was also another gentleman who said he is hopeful that they will swiftly rebuild the town. the historical sites that will attract federal funding to help restore it to the way it had been earlier, but considering the remote location it might take a very long time for supplies to reach the city. find supplies to reach the city. and ust supplies to reach the city. and just briefly supplies to reach the city. and just briefly if supplies to reach the city. and just briefly if you supplies to reach the city. and just briefly if you can - supplies to reach the city. and just briefly if you can we have been hearing these reports that a warning system installed across the island of hawaii failed to go off before this wildfire, what have you been hearing from peo