Deadly flames overtook Hawaiian town ‘without warning’, residents say

Deadly flames overtook Hawaiian town ‘without warning’, residents say
The wildfire raged through Lahaina, Hawaii, on Wednesday (Tiffany Kidder Winn via AP)

Maui residents who escaped a wildfire that killed at least 55 people have asked why Hawaii’s emergency sirens did not alert them as the flames raced toward their homes.

Hawaii emergency management records show no indication that the warning system was triggered before a devastating wildfire wiped out the historic town of Lahaina, officials confirmed.

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