Report: Maui Residents Burned To Death In Their Cars Because Of Barricades Blocking Escape
The Associated Press reported Wednesday that residents of Lahaina in Maui were prevented from escaped the horrific wildfire by barricades that were put up after electric polls were downed.
The report contains shocking details revealing that people were turned back by a crew as they attempted to flee, with several being burned alive in their cars or in the middle of the street as a result.
The report notes that some disobeyed the order and drove around the barricades, enabling them to escape and survive:
One family swerved around the barricade and was safe in a nearby town 48 minutes later, another drove their 4-wheel-drive car down a dirt road to escape. One man took an dirt road uphill, climbing above the fire and watching as Lahaina burned. He later picked his way through the flames, smoke and rubble to pull survivors to safety.
But dozens of others found themselves caught in a hellscape, their cars jammed together on a narrow road, surrounded by flames on three sides and the rocky ocean waves on the fourth. Some died in their cars, while others tried to run for safety.”
One survivor noted that if she had obeyed the order to turn around she and her children would have been cooked alive:
“The gridlock would have left us there when the firestorm came,” said Cuevas-Reyes, 38. “I would have had to tell my children to jump into the ocean as well and be boiled alive by the flames or we would have just died from smoke inhalation and roasted in the car.”
The scenes of burned cars are truly horrific:
I don’t want to feed ridiculous conspiracies but all I can do is tell you the truth. I just spoke to a videographer from Lahaina. Davin Phelps. He’s a licensed drone pilot. He’s been flying over Lahaina for the past week. And he has stunning and haunting images of Lahaina. pic.twitter.com/zPNa6JEVt0
— Will Cain (@willcain) August 22, 2023
“Dead bodies on the rocks on the beach, bodies in the car…pets, cats, dogs, just all burnt right in the middle of the road”: This is what Maui’s historic town of Lahaina was like as a deadly wildfire raged through. https://t.co/b6yFCnYOYZ pic.twitter.com/o4h5ELOjyg
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 18, 2023
This latest update comes after it was revealed that authorities failed to sound sirens and warn residents they were in grave danger.
BREAKING: Maui Emergency Management Agency Administrator Herman Andaya has submitted his resignation effective immediately #maui #wildfires
— Norah O'Donnell 🇺🇸 (@NorahODonnell) August 18, 2023
Resident Nate Baird told the AP “We needed like 10 more minutes, and
we could have saved a lot of kids,” adding “If we’d just had like a 10-
or 15-minute warning.”
Meanwhile, FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) agents are
shacking up in 5-star luxury beachfront resorts in Maui amid the
agency’s botched handling of the deadly wildfire disaster.
The government is disrespecting us once again. FEMA has turned the Hawaii tragedy into a vacation. According to a report and photos obtained by the Daily Mail, FEMA officials booked themselves into 5-star luxury Hawaiian resorts, where they relaxed at cocktail bars, 45 minutes… pic.twitter.com/9qyUv7PIOZ
— Jesse Watters (@JesseBWatters) August 23, 2023
Source: Summit News
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