So terrible. So fire came so fast, or at night, people were getting burned in their homes or trying to escape?
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Dang those are some wild pics... poor lil village looks wiped out! Famous Banyan tree toast I bet too. First Covid and now the town... locals resilience will truly be tested again.
I ask myself, and others this several times a week when I get notifications of local fire starts.
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Good info thanks. I'm not worried now that I've seen helicopter video ... towns toast but they're 10 minutes away.
Take a day or two if you can before cancelling. They'll be a ton of data online. Damage might just be in small town in those pics. There's more to see and do .... I just can't tell how much spread just yet.
Tourism Board is evacuating 4,000 tourists to Oahu. 6 confirmed dead so far, fire in Kihei and other places per FEMA press conference I just watched.
Oy... I guess what I need next is the spread area mapping currently
Looks like the courthouse and Banyon tree survived. Lahaina is such a cool town. I was watching video this morning of buildings burning. Very sad...
So many reasons why I decided not too.
I think the courthouse stands, but looks burned out and no roof.
Heard Bunnie started as a TC.I ask myself, and others this several times a week when I get notifications of local fire starts.
Thankfully Cal Fire and various SD local crews have been waging an extremely fast and aggressive response.
Come Oct and there's a 50 mph Santa Ana and shit gets ugly quick as you know.
So yes, 1 acre, 5 acre, 1/2 acres, but why I wonder ? People tossing smokes and Cats, but RD sez that's "Impossible", OK, then whom and why ?
That horrible mid-air collision between two helos in Banning the other evening, killed three in the Bell 407, Skycrane was able to land.
That fire I think I read was caused by a house or trailer fire that got into the brush, extinguished at about 3 acres, --- but 3 lives lost. That's so sad.
Most of us, including my aging ass, go our entire lives without starting an unintentional fire, I dunno. What I have learned is, unless somebody confesses, or there's a vehicle involved, or lives are lost or homes destroyed, or an eye witness, chances are, nobody will be investigating and we chalk another one up to that dreaded "Spontaneous Combustion".
This one just started about an hour ago ---- https://app.watchduty.org/i/9942
Bunnie Fire, out between Ramona and Barona --- this ones going places unfortunately
Have a buddy that is an ex-USFS fire guy currently living in Kihei. He said it's looking like wind from Dora was knocking down power lines.
I looked at the pic again and yeah, it looks like the roof is gone. Looks like the Banyon tree might be at least somewhat burned as well. That's terrible!I think the courthouse stands, but looks burned out and no roof.
This is so sad, we visit there often.
so bad!
It would be a shock if it did/does, It looks like it took a lot of heat from the courthouse burning, still hard to tell from that pic. wild coverage.
Thank you, understandable considering it's bordered on the north side by San Vicente Rd.
The video posted in #74 shows it still standing
Separate fires. At least 4 burning around the island that are separate fires.
Not the same but can always book a trip to Mammoth and enjoy the mountains, head to the river, plenty of places to go enjoy
Stay put from what I hear. The only other way to Kaanapali besides through lahaina is around the road from Hana. I would not want to be on that road with traffic and unpredictable winds. It narrows down to 1 lane.
