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Six people killed in unprecedented Hawaii wildfires fanned by hurricane winds
(www.theguardian.com)
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The fires, fanned by strong winds from Hurricane Dora, destroyed businesses in the historic town of Lahaina, and left at least two dozen people injured, officials said at a press conference Wednesday.
Rescuers with the US Coast Guard pulled a dozen people from the ocean water off Lahaina after they had dived in to escape smoke and flames.
Richard Bissen Jr, the county of Maui mayor, announced the deaths during a Wednesday morning news conference.
Six patients were flown from Maui to the island of Oahu on Tuesday night, said Speedy Bailey, the regional director for Hawaii Life Flight, an air ambulance company.
Firefighters were encountering roads blocked by downed trees and power lines as they worked the inland fires, Martin said.
They tend to break out in large grasslands on the dry sides of the islands and are generally much smaller than mainland fires.
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