Death toll from Maui wildfire hits 89, making it deadliest US fire in 100 years

Wildfire damage in Lahaina, Hawaii (Rick Bowmer/ AP)

A raging wildfire that swept through a picturesque town on the Hawaiian island of Maui this week has killed at least 89 people, making it the deadliest US wildfire of the past century.

The newly released figure surpassed the toll of the 2018 Camp Fire in northern California, which left 85 dead and destroyed the town of Paradise.