One of his properties had just gone up in flames when Alan Dickar saw an economic hub of Maui get swallowed by wildfire.
“Front Street exploded in flame,” Dickar told CNN Wednesday as catastrophic fires keep raging on Maui, Hawaii’s third-most populous island.
Countless residents and tourists are stranded or trapped by the infernos that are so catastrophic, some people are hurling themselves into the ocean to escape the flames.
Even emergency crews might not be able to help as the fires – fueled in part by Hurricane Dora churning some 800 miles away – have severed 911 services and communications in many parts of the island.
“911 is down. Cell service is down. Phone service is down,” Hawaii Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke told CNN on Wednesday morning.
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Article URL : https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/09/weather/maui-county-wildfires-hurricane-dora/index.html