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.

A new report attempts to answer where and how the deadly 2023 fire that destroyed the Hawaii town of Lahaina began. The Maui Fire Department and the U.S.

The Maui wildfire that killed more than 100 people last year and destroyed Lahaina, Hawaii, was caused by downed power lines, investigators found.

Hawaii officials have released a report outlining the cause and origin of the devastating Lahaina wildfire last year that claimed at least 102 lives and caused significant damage.

The Maui Fire Department is expected to give its official explanation on exactly how the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century was sparked last year

The Aug. 8, 2023, blaze — the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century — emerged in the afternoon in the same area as the blaze that began early that morning.