An Air Canada flight was sent to evacuate Canadians stranded in Maui last night as a catastrophic wildfire tore through the island.
The wildfires, driven by strong winds from a hurricane passing far to the south of the island chain, raced through Lahaina and other parts of Maui on Tuesday night.
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