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Maui wildfires
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NBC News was on the ground immediately after the devastating Maui fire and quickly broke news of residents' harrowing escapes and the many government failures that led to such a high death toll. We then followed up with immersive and revelatory features.
Defendants blamed for the blaze, including the state, power utility Hawaiian Electric and large landowners, have already agreed to the settlement amount.
The fire that killed more than 100 people last year and destroyed the town of Lahaina ignited accidentally, Maui Fire Department and the federal ATF found.
A wind-whipped wildfire nearly a year ago devastated Lahaina in West Maui, killing more than 100 people and causing an estimated $5 billion in damages.
Nine months after more than 100 people were killed and nearly 2,200 homes were destroyed, Gov. Josh Green says the state is making progress on rebuilding the historic town of Lahaina and improving its emergency preparedness.
The report released Wednesday is the first portion of a three-part investigation of the fires last year that killed at least 101 people and destroyed the historic town of Lahaina.
The new escape routes will provide better access to the main roads out of Lahaina, where residents were stuck in traffic as they tried to flee, officials said.
