A family from west suburban Aurora is stranded on Maui as the Lahaina fire continues to rage.
All non-essential travel to Maui has been discouraged so the state can prioritize resources for island residents. At least six people have been killed, and at least two dozen have been injured. The wildfire tore through the heart of the island in darkness, reducing much of a historic town to ash and forcing people to jump into the ocean to flee the flames.
"The brush fires had just caught the grass on fire on the other side of the highway almost literally right in front of us," he said."You could just see people just exiting their homes and jumping over fences to get out of the area trying to get away from the fire." Zepeda and his wife's cousin, a retired Bay Area police officer, did what they could to help first responders.With power outages and road closures, the family spent Tuesday night sleeping in their rental car. But for many who call Maui home, that's not an option.
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