From the Maui News in Hawaii:
“The second large brush fire in a week burned to within 50 to 100 feet of a home at the top of Ehehene Street in Ukumehame, shut down Honoapiilani Highway for about 30 minutes Friday evening, and blackened at least 300 acres, a Maui Fire Department official said.
Fire Services Chief Edward Taomoto said at about 8 p.m. Friday that the 300 acres burned was a conservative figure and was likely to increase overnight. The fire was not contained Friday night, he said.
This fire in the Ukumehame-Olowalu area comes as fighters have a 4,700-acre Maalaea-to-Ukumehame blaze nearly contained. Fire officials said Thursday that the fast-moving fire that began July 2 was 80 to 90 percent contained.”
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#Wildfires burning again on #Maui threats of possible road closures to/from Lahaina. @weatherchannel @KTLAWeather pic.twitter.com/4GCBPyVKY7
— LoriW (@lolo88) July 9, 2016
