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Hawaii where several other fires are burning as well. right now the priority is saving lives, preventing human suffering and mitigating great property loss. everyone i know in lahaina, their homes have burned down. reporter: in one of the hardest hit areas, the tourist mecca of lahaina, coast guard says it rescued 12 people who jumped into the ocean trying to escape the flames. officials say thousands are without power. the 911 emergency system has been down at times and hospitals are overwhelmed with burn patients. at least three in critical condition. it has turned very serious and very dire. reporter: most striking to so many residents, just how fast the flames spread. at one point we were sitting there feeling the wind shifting and i said to my friend, should we turn the radio on and see if things are getting bad. but i didn t get a text message. it was all just like word of ....