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Multiple errors fueled deadly fire

Multiple errors fueled deadly fire

Officials long knew of the risk of a major blaze, but a review of records and interviews shows there was not a fire evacuation plan for Lahaina.

Officials long knew of the risk of a major blaze, but a review of records and interviews shows there was not a fire evacuation plan for Lahaina.

LOS ANGELES — The fire that raged through West Maui last week — leveling a historic community and killing more than 100 people — has exposed major weaknesses in 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.

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

A raging fire burning directly into densely populated areas. A historic city built between the ocean and a volcano with limited escape routes. Gale-force winds that left firefighters on the