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24 August 2018
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An overnight brush fire (click here) Friday near Maui’s resort area of Lahaina has forced evacuations as Hurricane Lane approaches Hawaii with life-threatening amounts of rain, officials said.
The brush fire, near Lahaina’s Kauaula Valley, is estimated to cover between three and four acres, according to a Maui County emergency alert.
A nearby storm shelter has been moved from Lahaina Intermediate School to the Lahaina Civic Center, the alert said. Authorities have begun evacuating residents in the area, and some roads have closed.
There are no reports of injuries.
A Twitter user named Stephen Lai tweeted a photo of a tower of gray smoke rising into the night sky with the message: “So this is currently happening on our last night in Maui…and no I’m not talking about #HurricaneLane it’s a fire in Lahaina.”
Emergency personnel responded to reports of a brush fire about 1 a.m., officials said....
A brush fire on Maui is spreading as Hurricane Lane approaches Hawaii.
Latest report is that the fire is spreading. One would expect a fire to be virtually extinguished with such heavy rain, however, that is not the case. I don't recall fire fighter training that encompasses what to do about hot lava balls. They don't become cool rock until all the lava including that which is inside cools as well.
The video below is the big island of Hawai'i. I can't believe a person would actually walk on a bridge with such tremendously dangerous water running under it. Americans aren't cautious enough with their own lives anymore. This is ridiculous. The substrate the bridge is built on could be undermined by water this powerful and yet some stupid American doesn't care enough about their own life to stay safe. Amazing.
I am surprised they haven't tried white water rafting. Seriously. That is how completely idiotic the American people have become.
A buoy recorded 107 mph inside the "eye" of the hurricane as it moved over top of it. The eye is supposed to be calm. 107 mph is equivalent to a Category One hurricane in the eye of Hurricane Lane.
