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The Lahaina Restoration Foundation, which is responsible for 14 major historic structures in the town, has lost several sites to the fire.

The Lahaina Restoration Foundation, responsible for 14 major structures in the town, lost several sites to the fire.

The disastrous wildfires in Maui have ransacked virtually every aspect of life, killing at least three dozen people while scorching or imperiling buildings important to Hawaiian history, as well as a majestic tree known as a symbol of the island’s culture.

The catastrophic wildfires scorching Maui have left at least 53 dead, county officials said Thursday, as efforts to put out the flames that have burned for three days continued.

The loss of life marked a staggering increase from earlier reports of six people killed.

The catastrophic wildfires scorching Maui have left at least 53 dead, county officials said Thursday, as efforts to put out the flames that have burned for three days continued.

The wildfires in Maui have destroyed landmarks important to Hawaii's history, including one of the largest banyan trees in the U.S. and a 200-year-old church.

Wildfires destroyed multiple cultural landmarks in the historic Hawaiian town of Lahaina.

At least 36 people have died from the wildfires in Maui, county officials said in a news release.