On the western side of Maui, some residents fled by swimming into the ocean, where they were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard, Maui County officials said.
Others escaped by car, driving past flames in the shadow of the West Maui Mountains.
Two evacuation shelters closed because of the encroaching fire, and people inside were sent to new locations, Maui County officials said.
The 911 emergency call service in West Maui was down early on Wednesday, and people were told to call the local police department directly instead, Maui County officials said.
In Maui County, there were more 12,600 electricity customers without power on Wednesday, according to the tracking site poweroutage.us.
Persons:
Hurricane Dora, Richard T, Bissen, Brian Schatz, Dora, —, Sylvia Luke, Hawaii’s
Organizations:
U.S . Coast Guard, Weather Service, Maui Counties, National Guard
Locations:
Maui, Maui County, West Maui, Hawaii, Lahaina, ”