Here are the key takeaways of an Associated Press investigation into the probe:WHAT DO THEY THINK HAPPENED?
Investigators led by the federal bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Maui County have declined to comment on specifics of the probe.
They included a heavily charred, hollowed 4-foot-tall stump of a utility pole, two heavily burned trees and the remains of an old car tire.
Photos taken after the blaze show charred foliage in the utility’s right-of-way still more than 10 feet high.
The utility instead sought to shift the blame to Maui County fire officials for what it believes was their premature, false claim that they had extinguished the first fire.
Persons:
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Organizations:
Associated Press, Co, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Explosives, Press, AP, Electric
Locations:
Lahaina, Maui, Maui County