Maui police held a news conference to show 16 minutes of body camera footage taken the day a wildfire tore through Lahaina town in August
October 31, 2023 at 4:24 am PDTFILE - A general view shows the aftermath of a devastating wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, Aug. 22, 2023. Federal authorities have started removing hazardous materials from the Maui wildfires and laying the groundwork to dispose of burnt cars, buildings and other debris. The hazardous materials, including oil, solvent and batteries, are being shipped to the West Coast while the U.S.
The 16 minutes of video released at the news conference in Wailuku showed officers evacuating a Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf shop at a supermarket on Front Street, a neighborhood that largely burned in the blaze. Officers ushered out 15 people from the coffee shop as smoke swirled in the sky around them, loaded the group into police SUVs and took them to the Lahaina Civic Center.
One video shows an officer tying a tow strap to a metal gate blocking a dirt road escape route while residents use a saw to cut the gate open so a line of cars can get past. Multiple shots show officers going door-to-door telling residents to evacuate.Those who made it out recountedThe cause of the fire is still under investigation. It may have been sparked by downed power lines that ignited dry, invasive grasses. An APfound the answer may lie in an overgrown gully beneath Hawaiian Electric Co.
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Maui police release 16 minutes of body camera footage from day of Lahaina wildfireMaui police held a news conference to show 16 minutes of body camera footage taken the day a wildfire tore through Lahaina town in August.
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Maui police release 16 minutes of body camera footage from day of Lahaina wildfireMaui police held a news conference to show 16 minutes of body camera footage taken the day a wildfire tore through Lahaina town in August. The video includes shots of officers rescuing 15 people from a coffee shop and taking a severely burned man to a hospital.
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Maui police release 16 minutes of body camera footage from day of Lahaina wildfireMaui police held a news conference to show 16 minutes of body camera footage taken the day a wildfire tore through Lahaina town in August
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Maui police release 16 minutes of body camera footage from day of Lahaina wildfireMaui police held a news conference to show 16 minutes of body camera footage taken the day a wildfire tore through Lahaina town in August
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Maui police release 16 minutes of body camera footage from day of Lahaina wildfireMaui police held a news conference to show 16 minutes of body camera footage taken the day a wildfire tore through Lahaina town in August
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