Maui wildfires: How did the wildfires begin and why were they so deadly? | ITV News

There is little left of Lahaina.
The fire consumed people's homes, now toxins have contaminated the water supply of Western Maui. It’s unsafe to drink, or even to wash with it.
There is no electricity, no phone signal, and no signs of life.
A whole town has been incinerated.
On a hill overlooking Lahaina, we find one man trying to get some sort of mobile signal to contact his family.
“At this point we really do need help,” Lloyd Cabanilla tells me. He has lived in Lahaina, Hawaii’s ancient royal capital, his whole life.
“The town is gone. I’m heartbroken. People I know, that I care about are still unaccounted for. I think at this stage, if anyone is still not accounted for, they’re gone.”
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