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Why Hawaii’s wildfires should have been prevented

Aug 21, 202316 min
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Episode description

In what’s been America’s deadliest wildfire in over a century, the historic town of Lahaina in Hawaii has been reduced to little more than ash.

And as the search for the dead continues, a search for answers now begins.

With no evacuation warnings in place, survivors say this was not a natural disaster, but in fact a man made one.

So, could this have been an avoidable tragedy?

From Maui, ITV News Correspondent Peter Smith tells Tom Bradby what you need to know...
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