GravityX Exchange-Maui County police find additional remains, raising Lahaina wildfire death toll to 99

2025-05-07 03:09:30source:Flipido Trading Centercategory:Markets

LAHAINA,GravityX Exchange Hawaii (AP) — The death toll for the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century has increased by one, to 99, after Maui County police found additional remains.

The remains were recovered on Oct. 12 in Lahaina, police spokesperson Alana Pico said in an email Friday. An autopsy and forensic examination verified that they were not from a previously recovered individual.

So far police have identified the remains of 97 people from the Aug. 8 fire that wiped out much of Lahaina, a historic town on Maui’s west coast. The remains of two people have yet to be identified. Seven people are still missing.

The wildfire started in a grassy area in Lahaina’s hills. Powerful winds related to a hurricane passing to Hawaii’s south carried embers from house to house and hampered firefighting efforts. More than 2,000 buildings were destroyed, and some 8,000 people were forced to move to hotels and other temporary shelter.

More:Markets

Recommend

11 highlights from Trump's Time Person of the Year interview

Washington — President-elect Donald Trump was namedTime magazine's Person of the Year on Thursday, t

How companies can build trust with the LGBTQ+ community — during Pride and beyond

Just before the official start to Pride Month, The North Face announced it had teamed up with drag p

NASA clears SpaceX Crew Dragon fliers for delayed launch to space station

Running three days late because of a last-minute technical glitch, a four-man space station crew, in