Hawaii officials say DNA tests drop Maui fire death count to 97

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Hawaii officials say DNA tests drop Maui fire death count to 97
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Authorities in Hawaii have adjusted the number of deaths from the deadly Maui wildfires down to at least 97 people.

some residents died in their cars, while others jumped into the ocean or tried to run for safety. The Aug. 8 blaze reduced much of the historic town to ash.

“The numbers start a little too high on the morgue side and eventually settles until at some point it’s going to be a final accurate number. I would say we’re not quite there yet,” Byrd said. “When the fire broke out, people ran together, they huddled together,” Stuelpnagel said. “They’re holding each other in those moments. Some of them were even holding pets.”

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