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The number of victims could rise “significantly”, Hawaii Governor Josh Green warned on Saturday, as forensic work continues to identify the victims.
Government officials still have not released an exact number of the missing or unaccounted on Maui five days after Tuesday’s catastrophic inferno that incinerated most of Lahaina, and burned much of Kula.
Officials said they appreciated the TV personality's "understanding" after she was told not to come inside the facility. It came as Maui's police chief warned the number of victims would inevitably rise as "none of us really know the size of it yet".
On Friday the County of Maui said firefighters were battling "fires in Lahaina, Pulehu/Kihei and Upcountry Maui."
Maui Mayor Richard Bissen appeared live on KITV4 Island News at 9 on Friday night to give an update on the Maui fires.