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Bare electrical wire and leaning poles on Maui were possible cause of deadly fires

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Many power poles on Maui were built to “an obsolete 1960s standard,” were leaning and near the end of their projected life.

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  1. KING 5 Seattle

    Bare electrical wire and leaning poles on Maui were possible cause of deadly fires (opens KING 5 Seattle)

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    KING 5 Seattle's feed description

    Many power poles on Maui were built to “an obsolete 1960s standard,” were leaning and near the end of their projected life.

  2. Fox32 Chicago

    Bare electrical wire, leaning poles investigated as possible cause of deadly Maui fires (opens Fox32 Chicago)

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    Fox32 Chicago's feed description

    Hawaiian Electric is facing a spate of new lawsuits that seek to hold it responsible for the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century. The number of confirmed dead stands at 115, and the county expects that to rise.

  3. MyNorthwest

    Bare electrical wire and poles in need of replacement on Maui were little match for strong winds (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    In the first moments of the Maui fires, when high winds brought down power poles, slapping electrified wires to the dry grass below, there was a reason

  4. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Bare electrical wire, leaning poles on Maui were possible causes of deadly fires (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    In the first moments of the Maui fires, when high winds brought down power poles, slapping electrified wires to the dry grass below, there was a reason the flames erupted all at once in long, neat rows — those wires were bare, uninsulated metal that could spark on contact.

  5. PBS NewsHour

    Bare electrical wire, leaning utility poles seen as possible cause of deadly Maui fires (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    In the first moments of the Maui fires, when high winds brought down power poles, slapping electrified wires to the dry grass below, there was a reason the flames erupted all at once in long, neat rows — those wires were bare, uninsulated metal that could spark on contact.

  6. New York Post

    Maui’s outdated bare electrical wires and leaning poles caused wildfires to spread rapidly (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    In the first moments of the Maui fires, when high winds brought down power poles, slapping electrified wires to the dry grass below, there was a reason the flames erupted all at once in long.

  7. The Garden Island

    Bare electrical wire, leaning poles were possible cause of deadly Maui fires (opens The Garden Island)

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    The Garden Island's feed description

    In the first moments of the Maui fires, when high winds brought down power poles, slapping electrified wires to the dry grass below, there was a reason the flames erupted all at once in long, neat rows — those wires were bare, uninsulated metal that could spark on contact.

  8. Hawaiitribune Herald

    Bare electrical wire and leaning poles on Maui were possible cause of deadly fires - Hawaii Tribune-Herald (opens Hawaiitribune Herald)

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    Hawaiitribune Herald's feed description

    In the first moments of the Maui fires, when high winds brought down power poles, slapping electrified wires to the dry grass below, there was a reason the flames erupted all at once in long, neat rows — those wires were bare, uninsulated metal that could spark on contact.

  9. WMUR

    Bare electrical wire and leaning poles in Maui were possible cause of deadly fires (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    Many power poles on Maui were built to "an obsolete 1960s standard," were leaning and near the end of their projected life.

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