Maui county officials confirmed the death of a child from the Lahaina fire for the first time, about two weeks after local media reported it.
Maui county officials on Thursday confirmed the death of a child from the Lahaina fire for the first time, nearly two weeks after local media reported it.the deaths of eight additional residents, including seven-year-old Tony Takafua.Authorities at the same time also confirmed the deaths of his mother and grandparents, Salote Tone, Faaoso Tone, and Maluifonua Tone.
The outlet reported that the family had been longtime Lahaina residents, living just beneath the Lahainaluna School.So far, only 115 deaths have been confirmed, but the number is expected to be in the hundreds. Many of the deceased are expected to be children, officials have said. An aerial image taken on August 10, 2023, shows destroyed homes and buildings on the waterfront burned to the ground in Lahaina in the aftermath of wildfires in western Maui, Hawaii .
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