Officials warn strong winds could raise wildfire danger again after evacuation orders lifted on Sunday
Traffic was backed up for miles on Waikoloa Road and Queen Kaahumanu Highway after a mandatory evacuation was ordered as a wildfire approached the Waikoloa Village area in Hawaii on Aug. 1, 2021.Firefighters have gotten more control over a wildfire in Hawaii that forced thousands of people to evacuate over the weekend and destroyed at least two homes on the Big Island, but officials warned strong winds Monday could raise the danger again.
Even though Hawaii has a wet, tropical climate that isn’t typically at risk from large fires, blazes could become more frequent as climate change-related weather patterns intensify. The fire chief said nearby communities could be inundated with smoke and that anyone with health or breathing problems should find somewhere else to stay.“Right now homes are not in danger,” Johnasen said Monday. “That doesn’t mean they couldn’t be in danger later this evening, or early tomorrow morning or even later this week, so be on high alert.
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