Officials say they are shifting the response to focus on removing hazardous waste and making the area safe for residents to begin returning.
The aftermath of a devastating wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023.
Officials suggested that responders likely have already recovered any remains that are recognizable as such, and they are shifting the response to focus on removing hazardous waste and making the area safe for residents to begin returning. Maui Police Chief John Pelletier said urban search and rescue teams have “completed 100% of their area” but some search activity continues in the ocean off Lahaina.The FBI is searching 200 yards out along a four-mile stretch of coastline, but no human remains have been found, he said. There are 110 missing persons reports filed with Maui police, and more than 50 of those remain open cases that are still actively being worked, he said.
He asked for “trust and patience” as officials continue to identify remains and go through lists of the missing. Teams will remove large pieces of asbestos material, but any asbestos in ash will be addressed in the next cleanup phase, he said. Later, Maui Mayor Richard Bissen said in a recorded message on Instagram that the EPA would ship the toxic debris it collects to the continental U.S.Maui County didn’t sound its emergency sirens to warn residents of the fire when it spread on Aug. 8.
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