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Some Lahaina residents return to devastated homes after wildfires: "It's unrecognizable"

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A small group of Lahaina residents were allowed to return to what's left of their homes on Monday, seven weeks after devastating Maui wildfires.

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  1. Lahaina residents brace for what they’ll find as they return to devastated properties in burn zone

    Headline from WTOP Washington DC ·

  2. Newest

    Some Lahaina residents return to devastated homes after wildfires: "It's unrecognizable"

    Headline from CBS News ·

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  1. PBS NewsHour

    Lahaina residents brace for what they'll find as they return to devastated burn zone (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    Lahaina residents are bracing for what they'll find when they return to the ruins of their homes after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century killed at least 97 people and destroyed thousands of buildings.

  2. WTOP Washington DC

    Lahaina residents brace for what they’ll find as they return to devastated properties in burn zone (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    HONOLULU (AP) — Soon after one of Maui's Japanese Buddhist temples, the Lahaina Hongwanji Mission, burned in the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, its resident minister was desperate to…

  3. Fox5 Atlanta

    Maui residents begin returning to sites of wrecked Lahaina homes after wildfire (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    Fox5 Atlanta's feed description

    Hawaii officials on Monday began lifting restrictions on entry to the Lahaina "burn zone," the area destroyed in the wildfire seven weeks ago.

  4. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Some Lahaina residents returned to their burned out neighborhood while dangers still loom (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    By Steve Almasy and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — More than a month after catastrophic flames raced across Lahaina, annihilating most of the historic town and killing 97 people in Maui, some residents were finally able to return to the charred remains of their homes Monday.

  5. WDIO Duluth

    First of thousands of Lahaina residents return to homes destroyed by deadly wildfire (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    WDIO Duluth's feed description

    The first of thousands of residents who lost their homes in the wildfire that destroyed the Hawaii town of Lahaina have returned to their devastated properties. Some stopped for a moment of reflection and others searched for mementos among the ruins.

  6. New York Post

    Residents prepare to return to sites of homes demolished in Lahaina wildfire 7 weeks ago (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Those returning will be provided water, shade, washing stations, portable toilets, medical and mental health care, and transportation assistance if needed.

  7. Los Angeles Times

    Lahaina residents begin returning to sites of homes destroyed by deadly wildfire (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Some Lahaina residents are returning to their devastated properties for the first time since the historic Hawaiian town was destroyed by wildfire.

  8. WHEC Rochester

    The first Lahaina residents return to the wildfire burn zone on supervised visits to devastated properties (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    The first Lahaina residents return to the wildfire burn zone on supervised visits to devastated properties.

  9. Fox News

    Locals in Hawaii return to sites of homes wrecked by August’s Lahaina wildfire (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Authorities in Hawaii have begun allowing residents of Lahaina to return to their historic town following one of America’s deadliest wildfires that scorched the region last month.

  10. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Some Lahaina residents return to homes destroyed by wildfire (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    LAHAINA >> The first Lahaina evacuees with passes to reenter the burn zone today began returning to their homes along Kaniau Road, known as Zone 1-C.

  11. NBC4 Washington

    Lahaina residents begin emotional return to homes destroyed by deadly wildfire (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    The first of thousands of residents who lost their homes in the wildfire that destroyed the Hawaii town of Lahaina have returned to their devastated properties.

  12. Hawaiitribune Herald

    First of thousands of Lahaina residents return to homes destroyed by deadly wildfire - Hawaii Tribune-Herald (opens Hawaiitribune Herald)

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    Hawaiitribune Herald's feed description

    LAHAINA, Maui — The first of thousands of residents who lost their homes in the wildfire that destroyed the Maui town of Lahaina returned to their devastated properties Monday, with some stopping for a moment of reflection and others searching for mementos among the ruins.

  13. WHDH Boston

    First of thousands of Lahaina residents return to homes destroyed by deadly wildfire - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — The first of thousands of residents who lost their homes in the wildfire that destroyed the Hawaii town of Lahaina returned to their

  14. WSVN Miami

    First of thousands of Lahaina residents return to homes destroyed by deadly wildfire - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — The first of thousands of residents who lost their homes in the wildfire that destroyed the Hawaii town of Lahaina returned

  15. CBS News

    Some Lahaina residents return to devastated homes after wildfires: "It's unrecognizable" (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    A small group of Lahaina residents were allowed to return to what's left of their homes on Monday, seven weeks after devastating Maui wildfires.

  16. Al Jazeera

    Lahaina residents make their first return to site of deadly West Maui fire (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Authorities cleared residents to visit two dozen parcels in the northern part of the town amid fears of toxic dust.

  17. ABC 7 San Francisco

    A small group of Lahaina residents return to homes destroyed by deadly wildfire (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    A small group of Lahaina residents has returned to their devastated properties for the first time since the Hawaii town was destroyed by wildfire nearly seven weeks ago.

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