Big Fire In Hawaii Lahaina Kills 80 People And 2,200 Buildings Destroyed

JAKARTA - The major fire that occurred in Hawaii has flatten the city of Lahaina, where tourism and killed as many as 80 people. Residents who survived the fire vented their anger at the response of authorities who underestimated the disaster. More than 2,200 buildings were damaged or destroyed as a result of the Hawaiian fire that hit Lahaina City. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said the Hawaiian fire caused damage to US$ 5.5 billion and resulted in thousands of homeless people. Authorities in Hawaii said they opened an investigation into fire management because a congressman member of the state stated that local officials had underestimated the impact of the fire, and as it said, residents did not receive a fire warning. "The weather behind us burned and no one told us," said Vilma Reed (63) the victim survived the fire. "You know when we found a fire? At that time across the street from us, "Reed, whose house was destroyed by the flames, said they had fled the fire with what they had in their cars, and now relied on the help and good of the foreigners. "This is a guest now," he said while pointing to the car where he slept with his daughter, his grandson, and two pet cats. Other Lahaina City residents, Anthony Garcia told AFP how the fire had destroyed his apartment. "Api scorched all of it all, all! This is heartbreaking," said the 80-year-old man. The city of more than 12,000-year-olds, once the pride of Hawaii's royal family, has been broken to the rubble, the hotel and his crowded restaurant turned to ashes. Meanwhile, Hawaii's Attorney General Anne Lopez said, his office would examine the decision making and important policies taken during and after the fires on Maui Island and Hawaii occurred. Hawaii Governor Josh Green warned that the number of victims would certainly continue to rise. More than 1,400 people were in the emergency evacuation shelter. "We underestimated the death rate, and the speed of the Hawaiinese Congress member Jill Tokuda told ANTARA on Saturday 12 August.

Jeremy Greenberg, director of FEMA operations, who has been a firefighter volunteer for years, said the flames that occurred in Hawaii were very difficult to control. "We talked about the type of fire that moves quickly scorched the football field in 20 seconds," he said on MSNBC.