“ It was almost like somebody lit a firework.... It just ran straight up the hill to a bigger pile of grass and then, with that high wind, that fire was blazing.” Treu’s video and others captured the early moments of what would become thedeadliest U.S. wildfirein more than a century.... “ In this case, the utility did not.” “ It may turn out that there are other causes of this fire, and the utility lines are not the main cause, ” Wara said....

What he found was horrible, Lansford said, with dead bodies and flames like a hellish movie scene.... 8, and is in his backyard when he hears a utility pole snap next to Lahainaluna Road.... That means many of Lahaina’s 3, 000 public school students are home alone while their parents work. Contained is not controlled, however, and the town is being battered by high winds....