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Battle the flames ripping through lahaina. >> our visibility is really limited right now. >> reporter: this fire truck driving through the inferno, surrounded by blinding smoke. >> all units, all units, we've got to get out of this fire. >> reporter: fierce winds whipping the flames through town. the fire chief telling us his crews didn't back down, but their hoses ran dry. >> they need water. that resource is so precious to us. so when they were running out, they were so disheartened. >> reporter: nearly two weeks after the fire claimed at least 114 lives, officials say 850 people are still u...

Loud piercing sound to residents during a tsunami were activated. and "the new york times" says according to the firefighters, the fire hydrants ran dry. we're also hearing more stories of what it took to survive a fire that travelled at one mile per minute. 19-year-old noah tumkinson and his brother, milo, and his mom raced to their cars, as the fire spread. they were caught in traffic. they did the one thing they thought would save their live, escape to the ocean. here are some of those moments rngs beginning with noah speaking with his brother, milo. >> you're going to be okay, milo. milo, ...

Kohler worked desperately with her colleagues to protect homes, evens that watched their own homes burn to the ground. >> reporter: her husband, jonny varona, also a firefighter, was watching their kids that day, and after evacuating them, was unable to return to the fire lines. aina and her crews using hoses to douse the flames, until, she says, the hydrants went dry. >> i felt the hose line coming in from the hydrant, the intake line, and there was -- it was soft. and i was like, there's no pressure, there's no water. >> reporter: so, the hydrant ran out of water? >> ran dry, yeah. >> report...

And so the 3% was just the initial because we only had three dogs in that first day. the dogs could only work for 15 minutes because the heat was intent intense. as reported, the heat was still there. there are still some embers burning from the 85% of the fires contained, although we don't have the catastrophic wind condition we have the night of the fire. so the fire has been controlled now. there's no structure left whatsoever. >> we're told that power lines were reportedly not shut off, as you know, governor, when the fires broke out. warning signs were not sounded and fire hydrants ran dr...

Water has never felt so precious. last week locales were forced to rely on bottled water and water tankers when the taps ran dry. it's not clear if the persistent problems during hot weather are high demand or low supply in the local reservoir. >> so this is the moment of truth. >> that's it. >> reporter: the water is back now, but local farmer peter langford nearly had to give his cows bottled water. >> it was getting quite desperate. >> reporter: the drought has also killed off the grass his cattle rely on, forcing him to use the hay he saved for winter. rain can't come soon enough. >> what ...