Several residents heard numerous loud explosions throughout the night. I wonder if that is an effective of the DEW strikes on cars? Possibly 5 gallon propane canisters going off? Tires popping make a really loud sound, but I think most tires burned because of the steel belts in them.
Wildfire has engulfed businesses on Front Street in downtown Lahaina in West Maui, home to 12,000 people.
— Colin McCarthy (@US_Stormwatch) August 9, 2023
The Coast Guard is responding to people who were forced to go into the ocean due to the flames.
Video credit to Alan Dickar, a local resident of Lahaina. pic.twitter.com/8uiyHQP55B
Fleeing the wildfires in Maui. π± pic.twitter.com/lzJsiVp0O2
— StrictlyChristo ξ¨πΊπ¦π» (@StrictlyChristo) August 9, 2023