Firefighters continue to battle wildfires with at least 55 killed in Hawaii's Maui


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  • Saturday, 12 Aug 2023

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Firefighters on Friday continued to battle the devastating wildfires that have killed at least 55 people in Hawaii's Maui Island.

The Maui County said in a press release that firefighters continued working to extinguish flare-ups and contain fires in Lahaina, Pulehu/Kihei and Upcountry Maui on the island.

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