'Do NOT go to Lahaina Town,' the county tweeted hours before all roads in and out of West Maui's biggest community were closed to everyone except emergency personnel.
Fire was widespread in Lahaina, including Front Street, County of Maui spokesperson Mahina Martin said.Wildfires in Hawaii fanned by strong winds burned multiple structures, forcing evacuations and closing schools in several communities.
Crews on Maui were battling multiple blazes concentrated in two areas: the tourist destination of West Maui and an inland, mountainous region. In West Maui, 911 service was out and residents were directed to call the police department directly. Six patients were flown from Maui to the island of Oahu on Tuesday night, said Speedy Bailey, regional director for Hawaii Life Flight, an air-ambulance company. Three of them had critical burns and were taken to Straub Medical Center's burn unit, he said. The others were taken to other Honolulu hospitals. At least 20 patients were taken toAuthorities said earlier Wednesday that a firefighter in Maui was hospitalized in stable condition after inhaling smoke.
Kahului Airport, the main airport in Maui, was sheltering 2,000 travelers whose flights were canceled or who recently arrived on the island, the county said. Because of the wind gusts on Maui, helicopters weren't able to dump water on the fires or get aerial estimates of the fire sizes, and firefighters were encountering roads blocked by downed trees and power lines as they worked the inland fires, Martin said."It's definitely one of the more challenging days for our island given that it's multiple fires, multiple evacuations in the different district areas," Martin said.
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