Someone needs to check the clocks in homes that never got burned to see if they reflected a power outage. I don’t trust the Mai power company who will lie about everything if they didn’t cut power.
I thought we saw reports earlier today that said they didnt shut off power lines and that caused the fires. When I read that I thought, they’re owning this way too fast...prolly told to take the hit so people stop pressing for the truth.
So the cops had to block the exit roads because of downed live power lines, and the power company said the lines had already been shut off. Another hole in the official story.
Well, at least the elites will get their reserve.
How long do power transformers hold a charge after power is removed? Are they like capacitors on old TVs?
Expect kooks posting that the fires were caused by Directed Energy Weapons.
Apparently the electricity in Lahaina isn’t that reliable and they lose power frequently. Why ppl put up with such third world conditions in a place like America is beyond me. “Living in paradise, so it’s okay” gets old after awhile. However, I heard some survivors say on YouTube that the power was out early that morning, so what Hawaiian Electric said is plausible.
I can totally believe HEC’s account of the sequence of events. High winds in the morning caused several poles to break off or fall over causing the energized lines to arc to ground resulting is sparking and a grass fire.The circuit breaker back at the substation would have opened and de-energized the line. Fire department get called, puts out the fire. Now HEC has several broken poles and hundreds of feet of conductor, maybe more, lying on the ground. So the supervisor locks out the breaker at the sub to ensure that the line can’t be re-energized and then sends in the line crews to start putting things back in the air. Sounds like standard utility practice to me. So then 6 hours later another fire starts some ways away from the de-energized power lines. Nah, ain’t buying it. I guessing HEC has all of the actions documented because that’s how it’s done in the business. Somebody is full of shit here and I don’t think it’s HEC.
There were reports a few weeks ago that an initial fire was sparked by power lines but the Maui firefighters put that fire out. They then declared the fire to be contained and left for other needs.
The fire eventually flared back up and that's what spread to Lahaina.
-PJ
Nothing is adding up. The truth will come out slowly and the horrific nature of this disaster will sicken people.