Brushfires break out near Kaanapali resort area where many Lahaina wildfire victims are staying

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Brushfires break out near Kaanapali resort area where many Lahaina wildfire victims are staying
08/31/2023 // Richard Brown // 2K Views
 

Residents were forced to evacuate after brushfires swept through parts of Kaanapali, Hawaii on Aug. 26. But unlike the deadly wildfires on Aug. 8, authorities acted swiftly to end the emergency.
Using a helicopter from above and water cannons from the ground, firefighters doused flames in two hours, preventing further damage. There were no reported casualties.

The fire broke out at around 12:45 p.m. near the Kaanapali resort area where many of the wildfire victims from Lahaina are now staying.

By 2:45 p.m., a Maui County alert said "firefighters had stopped forward progress of the fire. No additional threats or evacuation order (sic) are in place."

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-08-31-brushfires-near-place-lahaina-wildfire-victims-staying.html

[PeteS in CA]

From a local news source, dated 8/26:

Update: Evacuation order lifted after firefighters douse Maui brush fire near site of deadly Lahaina blaze

https://www.mauinews.com/news/local-news/2023/08/update-evacuation-order-lifted-after-firefighters-douse-maui-brush-fire-near-site-of-deadly-lahaina-blaze/

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — An evacuation order following a brush fire that burned 10 acres on Maui was lifted by emergency officials. The fire on the Hawaiian island prompted temporary evacuations Saturday in a residential neighborhood of Lahaina before firefighters brought it under control. The fire broke out just a few miles from the site recently ravaged by deadly blazes. The Maui County Emergency Management Agency lifted the evacuation order at 5 p.m. and gave residents permission to return. The order had covered a small number of homes in the hills above Kaanapali resort hotels. Maui County says firefighters doused flames from above using a helicopter and with hoses on the ground.

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — An evacuation order following a brush fire that burned 10 acres (4 hectares) on Maui was lifted by emergency officials Saturday.