When a 'fire hurricane' hit, Maui's warning sirens never sounded
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2023-08-14 10:58
Lahaina residents tell the BBC they had no official warning before "fire hurricane" engulfed their town.

Lahaina, once Hawaii's royal capital, is now a crematorium.

"We pick up remains and they fall apart," said Maui County police chief John Pelletier on Saturday, four days after a massive wildfire tore downhill through dry brush and grass and engulfed the island's western edge.

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