additional 225 people added to the efforts and another 20 dogs as well. the governors says that he estimates more than 1000 people are still missing. some homeowners are only getting now a look at what is left. reporter richardson walked the recharter neighborhood. reporter: we are in the neighborhood here, which was destroyed by the fire. walking around, it is very hard to take in. everything is absolutely burned. utility lines still hanging, all of these cars have been completely melted to the ground. i have to tell you, there s a certain smell of this neighborhood, a stench in the air. it smells of ash and decay and chemicals and other things that i don t even know what it is. look at this, we keep hearing about the burned metal. this is steel that was completely burned and then you can see the fine particles of ash. this is why this area,
Awakened by howling winds that tore through his Maui neighborhood, Shane Treu went out at dawn and saw a wooden power pole suddenly snap with a flash, its sparking, popping line falling to the dry grass below and quickly igniting a row of flames. Now the footage has emerged as key evidence pointing to fallen utility lines as the possible cause. Hawaiian Electric Co. faces criticism for not shutting off the power amid high wind warnings and keeping it on even as dozens of poles began to topple.
Homeowners, excavation companies, and contractors are required by law to call 811 at least 2 days before beginning any digging project. Luckily, 811 is a free service.
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