In deadly Maui fires, many had no warning and no way out. Those who dodged barricades survived
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “And I could see that people were on fire, that the fire was just being stoked by the wind, and being pushed toward the homes.” div class=“Enhancement” div class=“Enhancement-item” style=“position:relative;width:100vw;left:50%;right:50%;margin-left:-50vw;margin-right:-50vw;padding:0px 20px;” div class=“ImageEnhancement” figure class=“Figure” iframe src=” https://interactives.ap.org/hawaii-timeline/ ″ class=“ap-embed” width=“100%” height=“820” scrolling=“no” frameborder=“0” /iframe /figure /div /div /div The road closures — some because of the fire, some because of downed power lines — contributed to making historic Lahaina the site of the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century. While many of Maui County's fire crews work to extinguish the Upcountry fire on the eastern half of the island, the wind is toppling power poles and scattering embers like seeds in Lahaina. Two weeks later, Maui Police Chief John Pelletier says during a news conference that officers never stopped people from leaving Lahaina that day but did try to prevent them from driving over live power lines. Lansford said he knew people would need help “because the roads are small, and it's pretty tight down there.” Over the next several hours, Lansford makes repeated trips into the still-burning downtown, often using back roads to travel safely.
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