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911 calls from Lahaina wildfire reveal terror, panic

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LAHAINA, Hawaii — Trapped in their cars, in homes or on the beach as flames, black smoke and embers swirled around them, people in the historic Maui town of Lahaina called 911, the one number that mig

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  1. KRQE Albuquerque

    AP Exclusive: 911 calls from deadly Lahaina wildfire reveal terror and panic in the rush to escape (opens KRQE Albuquerque)

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    LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Trapped in their cars, in homes or on the beach as flames, black smoke and embers swirled around them, people in the historic Maui town of Lahaina called 911, the one number …

  2. The Columbian

    911 calls from deadly Lahaina wildfire show residents’ terror and panic in a desperate bid to escape (opens The Columbian)

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    LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Audio of 911 calls from a deadly August wildfire released late Thursday by Maui County authorities reveals a terrifying and chaotic scene as the inferno swept through the histor

  3. NBC News

    911 calls from Lahaina wildfire show residents’ terror and panic in a desperate bid to escape (opens NBC News)

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    The calls cover a period from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 8 as the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, whipped by powerful winds from a passing hurricane, bore down on the town.

  4. Bangor Daily News

    Fear and confusion mark key moments of Lahaina residents' 911 calls during deadly wildfire (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    Maui County officials released two hours of audio of 911 calls to The Associated Press that were recorded as frantic residents tried to escape the

  5. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    911 calls from Lahaina wildfire show residents’ terror and panic (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    LAHAINA >> Audio of 911 calls from a deadly August wildfire released late today by Maui County authorities reveals a terrifying and chaotic scene as the inferno swept through the historic town of Lahaina and people desperately tried to escape burning homes and flames licking at cars in gridlocked tr…

  6. The Columbian

    911 calls from Lahaina wildfire reveal terror, panic (opens The Columbian)

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    LAHAINA, Hawaii — Trapped in their cars, in homes or on the beach as flames, black smoke and embers swirled around them, people in the historic Maui town of Lahaina called 911, the one number that mig

  7. WHAS Louisville

    911 calls from deadly Lahaina wildfire reveal terror and panic in the rush to escape (opens WHAS Louisville)

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    The two hours of recordings obtained late Thursday add another layer to what is known about the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century.

  8. Triblive

    911 calls from deadly Lahaina wildfire reveal terror and panic in rush to escape (opens Triblive)

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    LAHAINA, Hawaii — Trapped in their cars, in homes or on the beach as flames, black smoke and embers swirled around them, people in the historic Maui town of Lahaina called 911, the one number that might send help or tell them what to do, where to go. A man

  9. Hawaiitribune Herald

    AP Exclusive: 911 calls from deadly Lahaina wildfire reveal terror and panic in the rush to escape - Hawaii Tribune-Herald (opens Hawaiitribune Herald)

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    LAHAINA, Maui — Trapped in their cars, in homes or on the beach as flames, black smoke and embers swirled around them, people in the historic Maui town of Lahaina called 911, the one number that might send help or tell them what to do, where to go.

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