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An aerial view of Lahaina after a wildfire gutted the area, Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, United States, August 11, 2023. /CFP
Hawaii Attorney General Anne Lopez released the first phase of a comprehensive investigation into last year's catastrophic wildfires in Maui, Hawaii on Wednesday.
The report included information on flying embers carried by strong winds, blinding smoke and trapped first responders, all of which made it more difficult to put out the fires.
According to the latest statistics, 101 people died in the Maui wildfires. The first portion of the report did not investigate the origin of the fire, but instead gave a detailed timeline of events preceding, during and following the fire during a 72-hour period. It comes a day after the Western Fire Chiefs Association released an 84-page assessment revealing a number of issues in emergency preparation and coordination prior to and after the tragedy.
The Maui wildfires were the worst in the United States in over a century, according to National Fire Protection Association data. The fires caused billions of dollars' worth of damage.