Hawaii s electric utility did not immediately respond to the first alerts of its power lines breaking before the deadly Maui fire last August, according to a new timeline report by the Hawaii attorney general s office, which noted lapses by multiple agencies in responding to what would become the deadliest fire in U.S. history.
Hawaiian Electric did not send a representative to check on fallen power equipment until hours after fire officials alerted the utility, the report says.
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Hawaiian Electric did not send a representative to check on fallen power equipment until hours after fire officials alerted the utility, the report says.
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