HONOLULU (AP) — A woman who escaped Hawaii’s Lahaina wildfire by running through a flaming field has died after spending more than seven weeks in a hospital burn unit.
Laurie Allen died Friday at Straub Medical Center in Honolulu, according to a gofundme page set up for her and her husband, Perry Allen.
Her heart was tired, and she was ready,” her sister-in-law, Penny Allen Hood, wrote on the website.
Allen was among at least 98 people killed by the fire Aug. 8 that devastated historic Lahaina on the west coast of Maui.
Allen got out of the car and fled 100 yards (91 meters) across a field of burning grass.
Persons:
—, Laurie Allen, Perry Allen, “ Laurie, Penny Allen Hood, Allen, Hood, Laurie —, ” Hood
Organizations:
Straub Medical, PT Clinic, Authorities, Nonprofit
Locations:
HONOLULU, Honolulu, Lahaina, Maui, U.S