Lahaina wildfire deaths detailed
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•Lahaina wildfire victims made it just blocks before becoming trapped by flames, report says
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At least 102 people died in the Aug. 8, 2023 , wildfire that was fueled by bone-dry conditions and strong winds from a hurricane passing to Maui ’s south.
More than 60 percent of the victims tried to flee, with many discovered inside or outside their cars or huddled against the seawall.
The report is a reminder of the trauma experienced by the roughly 17,000 people who survived.
Claudia Heermance , 68 , called 911 to ask what to do and dispatchers told her to evacuate.
She left her senior housing complex on a motorized scooter, but it ran out of power as the flames advanced.
Badly burned, she stayed in hospice for seven months until she died in March .
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