Families of first 3 victims identified in Maui fire to be notified today
WAILUKU >> Three victims of the Aug. 8 Lahaina fire have been identified, and their families will get the grim news today that their loved ones are official casualties as the death toll grew to 99 on Monday, and will likely continue to rise.
Gov. Josh Green said that discussions of a memorial to remember the tragedy are underway.
The search for more victims from America’s deadliest wildfire in more than a century continues to expand from 3% of the damaged or destroyed homes with a single cadaver-sniffing dog to 25% on Monday through a total of 20 dogs provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Maui Police Chief John Pelletier said he hopes the search will cover 85% to 90% of the area by this weekend in what FEMA calls “Phase Zero.”
