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Two weeks after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century swept through the Maui community of Lahaina, authorities say more than 800 people remain unaccounted for — a staggering number that presents huge challenges for officials trying to sort who perished and who survived.

Multiple errors fueled deadly fire

Multiple errors fueled deadly fire

US News: As the first victims of the fires that scorched Maui are identified by authorities and family members, an early pattern has emerged: Many who perished

While the final list of fatalities will almost surely represent a broader cross section of ages, the deaths underscore that the elderly are at greater risk in fast-moving blazes

While full list probably represent broader cross section of ages, deaths underscore risk for elderly people in fast-moving blazes

(Reuters) -Donna Gomes, 71, lived her entire life in Lahaina, where friends knew her as "the bull" for her strong-willed nature. Joseph Schilling, 66, enjoyed hunting for bullet shells and was known by his loved ones for making delicious sugar toast.

The pattern will shift when more people killed in the Maui wildfires are identified, but the first names released illustrate the statistical reality that older people are at the...

Based on a Times review of Maui records, government officials should have been aware of the fire danger Lahaina faced.

In the wake of the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century, officials in Hawaii have, at times, insisted that little could have been done to avoid the tragedy that obliterated a historic town. Yet there is plenty of evidence that officials should have been aware of the danger to Lahaina.