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Photos show Lahaina before and after wildfire devastation

Headline from Herald & Review, on the newest of 2 developments

Dramatic photos show the wildfire devastation in Lahaina, Hawaii, where a deadly wildfire that killed at least 36 people left a wasteland of burned-out homes and obliterated communities.

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  1. Wildfire devastates Hawaii’s historic Lahaina Town, former capital of the kingdom

    Headline from Anchorage Daily News ·

  2. Newest

    Photos show Lahaina before and after wildfire devastation

    Headline from Herald & Review ·

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  1. Anchorage Daily News

    Wildfire devastates Hawaii’s historic Lahaina Town, former capital of the kingdom (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    The blaze consumed much of Lahaina’s historic Front Street, a mix of restaurants, bars, retail stores and what is believed to be the largest banyan tree in the U.S.

  2. Fox10 Phoenix

    Photos: Maui's historic Lahaina ravaged by deadly wildfire (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    Fox10 Phoenix's feed description

    Aerial footage showed whole sections of Lahaina had been reduced to gray ash, including Front Street, where tourists shopped and dined just days ago. Smoking heaps of rubble lay piled high next to the waterfront in the town, which dates to the 1700s.

  3. Richmond Times-Dispatch

    Wildfire devastates Hawaii's Lahaina, historic city and onetime capital of former kingdom (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch)

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    Richmond Times-Dispatch's feed description

    "All the places that are tourist areas, that are Hawaiian history, are gone, and that can't be replaced," a tour operator said.

  4. MyNorthwest

    'Ash and debris': Journalist covering Maui fires surveys destruction of once-vibrant Hawaii town (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — I've seen my share of a wildfire's destruction on a community, but in more than eight years of covering these disasters as a video

  5. Anchorage Daily News

    Photos: Wildfire destruction in historic Lahaina Town, Hawaii (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    The wildfire that has brought sheer devastation to Maui is especially heartbreaking for Hawaii because it struck one of its most historic cities and the onetime capital of the former kingdom.

  6. The Daily Caller

    Historic Town And Former Capital ‘Almost Totally Burnt To The Ground’ By Wildfires (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    A wildfire that has devastated Maui, Hawaii, has also consumed the historic town and former capital of Lahaina, according to CBS.

  7. Fortune

    Maui wildfire devastates crown jewels of local heritage: 'All the places that are tourist areas, that are Hawaiian history, are gone, and that can’t be replaced' (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    It’s feared the fire consumed much of historic Front Street in Lahaina Town, one of Hawaii’s most historic cities and onetime capital of the former kingdom.

  8. NBC News

    Satellite images capture devastation in Lahaina from wildfires (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The pictures showed widespread damage across the historic community from the wildfires on Maui, Hawaii.

  9. Los Angeles Times

    'Gone forever': Fire devastates historic Lahaina, former capital of the Hawaiian kingdom (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    The wildfire that ripped through Maui devastated Lahaina, a town boasting centuries of history and that was once the capital of the Hawaiian kingdom.

  10. The Guardian

    ‘It looks like a war zone’: Lahaina residents tell of wildfire ‘nightmare’ (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Survivors describe devastating scene in historic Maui town, with areas burned to the ground by wildfire that has killed at least 36

  11. The Boston Globe

    Wildfire devastates Hawaii’s historic Lahaina Town, a former capital of the kingdom (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    Dissipating smoke and ash revealed the sheer devastation that a wildfire left behind in Lahaina Town, one of Hawaii’s most historic cities.

  12. East Idaho News

    Hawaii's historic city Lahaina devastated by wildfire (opens East Idaho News)

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    East Idaho News's feed description

    KAHULUI, Hawaii (AP) — The wildfire that has brought sheer devastation to Maui is especially heartbreaking for Hawaii because it struck one of its most historic cities and the onetime capital of the former kingdom. Lahaina holds deep cultural significance for Hawaiians.

  13. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Wildfire devastates Hawaii's Lahaina, historic town and onetime capital of former kingdom (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    The wildfire that has brought sheer devastation to Maui is especially heartbreaking for Hawaii because it struck one of its most historic towns and the onetime capital of the former kingdom.

  14. NBC News

    Wildfire decimates Lahaina, once the capital of the Hawaiian Kingdom (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    For centuries, Lahaina has been a significant economic, political and cultural center for Native Hawaiian communities.

  15. Herald & Review

    Photos show Lahaina before and after wildfire devastation (opens Herald & Review)

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    Herald & Review's feed description

    Dramatic photos show the wildfire devastation in Lahaina, Hawaii, where a deadly wildfire that killed at least 36 people left a wasteland of burned-out homes and obliterated communities.

  16. The Garden Island

    Maui surveys the wreckage caused by deadly wildfire (opens The Garden Island)

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    The Garden Island's feed description

    LAHAINA — A search of the wildfire devastation on the Hawaiian island of Maui on Thursday revealed a wasteland of obliterated neighborhoods and landmarks charred beyond recognition, as the death toll reached at least 36 and survivors told harrowing tales of narrow escapes with only the clothes on th…

  17. NBC Los Angeles

    Aerial photos show total destruction as wildfires ravage historic Lahaina, Hawaii (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    Lahaina has been devastated by the Hawaii wildfires, and at least 55 are dead. The historic city was the capital when the islands were an independent kingdom.

  18. Deseret News

    Aerial photos show devastation of Hawaii wildfires (opens Deseret News)

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    Deseret News's feed description

    Photos from the Associated Press reveal the extent of the damage.

  19. New York Times

    Photos From the Hawaii Fires and the Aftermath (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The historic town of Lahaina was devastated by the fires that moved through the island of Maui this week.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.