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Wildfires in Maui are among the deadliest in U.S. history. These are the other fires atop the list
Spectrum News 1 ^ | 08/14/2023 | AP

Posted on 08/14/2023 8:31:38 PM PDT by Az Joe

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui killed at least 96 people, making it the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century.

Emergency management officials say the death toll is expected to rise as cadaver dogs and searchers make their way through the ashes of Lahaina, a historical town of 13,000 where almost every building was destroyed in the blaze.

The Maui wildfires are currently the nation's fifth deadliest on record, according to research by the National Fire Protection Association, a nonprofit that publishes fire codes and standards used in the U.S. and around the world.


TOPICS: History; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: death; fires; hawaii; history; maui; mauifire; nocommment; thebakedtater
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To: dragnet2

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21 posted on 08/15/2023 12:14:57 AM PDT by mabarker1 ( (Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!! A fraud, a hypocrite, a liar. I'm a member of Congress!!!)
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To: Az Joe

That wildfire in Waco back in ‘93 was pretty awful, too. Well, I guess, technically, that was a controlled burn.


22 posted on 08/15/2023 3:25:49 AM PDT by Living Free in NH (now in Florida and loving life)
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To: MinorityRepublican

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24 posted on 08/15/2023 7:12:25 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar (“No man’s life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session.”)
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