Bare electrical wire in Maui were possible cause of deadly fires
Many power poles on Maui were built to "an obsolete 1960s standard," were leaning and near the end of their projected life.
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Many power poles on Maui were built to "an obsolete 1960s standard," were leaning and near the end of their projected life.
In the first moments of the Maui fires, when high winds brought down power poles, slapping electrified wires to the dry grass below, there was a reason the flames erupted all at once in long, neat rows -- those wires were bare, uninsulated metal that could spark on contact.
In the first moments of the Maui fires, when high winds brought down power poles, slapping electrified wires to the dry grass below, there was a reason the flames erupted all at once in long, neat rows -- those wires were bare, uninsulated metal that could spark on contact.
In the first moments of the Maui fires, when high winds brought down power poles, slapping electrified wires to the dry grass below, there was a reason
In the first moments of the Maui fires, when high winds brought down power poles those wires were bare, uninsulated metal that could spark on contact.