The Maui wildfires are the deadliest in recent U.S. history, decimated the historic town of Lahaina and burned over 2,000 acres. Here’s a look at where the fast-moving fires burned:
The town of Lahaina on the island of Maui suffered widespread damage. Homes and buildings were leveled as people fled and firefighters tried to get the blazes under control.
Much of Lahaina has been destroyed. Preliminary data released by FEMA on August 10 indicates a total of 1,724 destroyed buildings. Before-and-after images show the ruin.
Lahaina was blanketed in smoke Wednesday. Entire blocks appeared to have burned down, and buildings were left smoldering. A local conservation group said the Baldwin Home Museum, the oldest house in Maui and a historic site, had probably burned down.
Lahaina is home to a 150-year-old banyan tree, believed to be the largest tree of its kind in the United States. Fears about its fate grew as the fire tore through the town.
In satellite images, it appeared to remain standing but to have been burned.
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Kelsey Ables and Lyric Li contributed to this report.
Sources: NASA FIRMS; Satellite images ©2023 Maxar Technologies, Planet Labs PBC, Copernicus Sentinel and Airbus via Google Earth
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