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Fire in Hawaii kills 36, burns town to ashes

"While firefighting efforts continue, 36 total deaths have been discovered in the midst of the active Lahaina fire," the Maui county government said in a statement.

The fires broke out on Tuesday, endangering homes, businesses and utilities, as well as more than 35,000 people on the island of Maui, the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency said in a statement issued.

The fires burned more than 800 hectares of land, the state agency said.

“High winds and gusts and dry conditions placed much of Hawaii under a red alert, which ended on Wednesday, and more fires were raging across the Big Island and Maui.”

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