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When asked Wednesday by reporters if he regretted not activating warning sirens when the wildfires broke out Aug. 8, Herman Andaya responded, "I do not."
There have been a total of five victims of the deadly wildfires identified since Tuesday.
A growing army of hundreds combing through the burned ruins on Maui – including many dealing with losses themselves – have searched over a third of the wildfire burn areas, Maui authorities said, warning the death toll will likely continue climbing.
Emergency responders, with help from anthropologists and cadaver dogs, must sift through a wasteland of ashes and debris to find human remains.
The deadly blaze in Lahaina started as brush fires and exploded into the town on Aug. 8, becoming one of the country’s deadliest wildfires in more than 100 years. Confirmed deaths: 111