LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — The death toll for the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century has increased by one, to 99, after Maui County police found additional remains.
The remains were recovered on Oct. 12 in Lahaina, police spokesperson Alana Pico said in an email Friday.
So far police have identified the remains of 97 people from the Aug. 8 fire that wiped out much of Lahaina, a historic town on Maui's west coast.
Powerful winds related to a hurricane passing to Hawaii's south carried embers from house to house and hampered firefighting efforts.
More than 2,000 buildings were destroyed, and some 8,000 people were forced to move to hotels and other temporary shelter.
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