High winds from a hurricane fed fires in Maui, HI. A fire swept through Lahaina Town. Once the capital of Hawaii this place was really popular with tourists and locals. I can’t believe the amount of destruction that happened in less than 12 hours.

  • ebits21@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Keep in mind Lahaina is laid out like a long thin strip between the ocean and a bypass road.

    Wildfire came from the other side of the bypass and came towards the ocean. So likely hit the whole town all at once. Front street is the Main Street parallel to the ocean and cars would get stuck in a traffic jam easily.

    Wouldn’t take long for the fire to cross the bypass and make it all the way to the ocean.