In deadly Maui fires, many had no warning and no way out. Those who dodged a barricade survived (AP article confirms Maui police blocked escape routes.)

Associated Press ^ | Updated 3:01 PM CDT, August 24, 2023 | REBECCA BOONE, HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH, CLAUDIA LAUER AND CHRISTOPHER L. KELLER

[E. Pluribus Unum]

As flames tore through a West Maui neighborhood, car after car of fleeing residents headed for the only paved road out of town in a desperate race for safety.

And car after car was turned back toward the rapidly spreading wildfire by a barricade blocking access to Highway 30.

One family swerved around the barricade and was safe in a nearby town 48 minutes later, another drove their four-wheel-drive car down a dirt road to escape. One man took a dirt road uphill, climbing above the fire and watching as Lahaina burned. He later picked his way through the flames, smoke and rubble to pull survivors to safety.

But dozens of others found themselves caught in a hellscape, their cars jammed together on a narrow road, surrounded by flames on three sides and the rocky ocean waves on the fourth. Some died in their cars, while others tried to run for safety.

“I could see from the bypass that people were stuck on the balconies, so I went down and checked it out,” said Kekoa Lansford, who made several trips into town to look for survivors. What he found was horrible, Lansford said, with dead bodies and flames like a hellish movie scene. “And I could see that people were on fire, that the fire was just being stoked by the wind, and being pushed toward the homes.”

The road closures — some because of the fire, some because of downed power lines — contributed to making historic Lahaina the site of the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century. But there were many problems that day, and in some ways the disaster began long before the fires started.

A flash drought in the region provided plenty of kindling, and Hurricane Dora brought strong winds to Maui as it...

[The_Media_never_lie]

Wow, even the Ass. Press is reporting this! What happened to the news blackout?

[Political Junkie Too]

If you aren’t there by now, you’ll never get there.

No, I understand about the connected getting preferential treatment.

I'm just not crossing the Rubicon towards willful intent to create conditions to kill the Have-Nots.

-PJ

[MeganC]

It is time to end policing. Let elected sheriffs and a few deputies handle serious crime.

Restoring Constitutional carry and restoring the right to defend yourself, your family, and your property will take care of the rest.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

I guess you’re going to wait until they come for you.

[Political Junkie Too]

They're not coming for me.

I'm not a Have-Not.

-PJ

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Are you a member of WEF/Davos?

[Right_Wing_Madman]

Wow, even the Ass. Press is reporting this! What happened to the news blackout?

I don't know what got into Ass. Press. Even three weeks after the fire, the Washington Compost and New York Slimes have stuck with the government narrative and blame the fire and deaths on climate change. This article here is quite damning, especially the interactive timeline you can click on to follow all the horrifying decisions Maui officials made that day.

[DoughtyOne]

If the Maui police did block escape routes, I hope this isn’t
swept under another rug. We’ve got a whole middle east
rug emporium at present.

[Lurker]

“I don’t believe the police did it with malice aforethought.”

So it’s only manslaughter then. That makes it all better.

L

[The_Media_never_lie]

This coverup has been horrendous. And, they are still trying to cover up the magnitude of the tradgedy. They are being helped because there were no survivors among the murdered.

Contrast this with how the media blamed New Orleans/Katrina on
Bush II!

Just incredible! An example of the power of the media propaganda machine!

[DownInFlames]

Negligent homicide by all bureaucrats and cops.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Ten years in prison ought to do it.

It’s the people who gave the orders who should hang.

[Chgogal]

I don’t see the 5 hour water delay mentioned. Why?

[Political Junkie Too]

Sure, if it helps you to sleep at night.

-PJ

[E. Pluribus Unum]

I knew you were crazy. Thanks for proving it.

[Political Junkie Too]

How long ago did you come to this realization? We've both been here for more than 20 years.

-PJ

[E. Pluribus Unum]

:)

[wildcard_redneck]

You may or may not be a have-not but you definitely comment like a pompous ass.

[MayflowerMadam]

You forgot the sarcasm tag.

[Political Junkie Too]

You may have a point.

They did let our cities burn in 2020. Some of them, anyway.

-PJ