A long-awaited report concluded that the deadly 2023 fire that killed at least 102 people and razed much of historic Lahaina was actually caused by a smaller blaze that firefighters believed they had fully extinguished that morning.

Officials have revealed the cause of Maui’s devastating Lahaina wildfire, which leveled the tropical locale and claimed over 100 lives last summer. A 300-page investigative report released on Wednesday by the County of Maui Department of Fire and Public Safety (reviewed by People) found that the

The deadly wildfire that claimed at least 102 lives in Lahaina, Maui, last year was caused by downed power lines, according to findings presented by officials from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,