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#Hawaiʻi Department of the Attorney General

Wildfire that leveled Lahaina, killed at least 102, in 2023 caused by downed power line, ruled ‘accidental’

Sparks from a broken overhead line ignited unmaintained vegetation off Lahainaluna Road morning of Aug. 8, 2023, leading to chain of events that leveled historic West Maui town and killing at least 102 people, according to an official origin-and-cause report released today by the Maui County Department of Fire and Public Safety.
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