Death toll from devastating Maui fire reaches 106

Wildfire wreckage is seen in Lahaina, Hawaii (Rick Bowmer/AP)

The blaze that burned through the town of Lahaina on Maui last week has killed at least 106 people, Hawaii’s governor said.

The announcement on Tuesday comes as a mobile morgue unit arrived to help Hawaii officials working painstakingly to identify those killed in the wildfires.