Lahaina, once Hawaii's royal capital, is now a crematorium. 'We pick up remains and they fall apart,' said Maui County police chief John Pelletier ...
"We pick up remains and they fall apart," said Maui County police chief John Pelletier on Saturday, four days after a massive wildfire tore downhill through dry brush and grass and engulfed the island's western edge.
Close to 100 deaths have been confirmed, making the Lahaina wildfires the deadliest in the US in more than a century. But just 3% of Lahaina's charred ruins have been searched so far, stoking fears that the death toll will continue its sharp climb.
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