How a Paradise Became a Death Trap

Published: Aug. 18, 2023, 9:45 a.m.

Warning: This episode contains descriptions of death.\nWhen fires swept West Maui, Hawaii, many residents fled for their lives \u2014 but soon discovered they had nowhere to go. Thousands of structures, mostly homes, have been reduced to rubble. Husks of incinerated cars line the historic Front Street in Lahaina, while search crews nearby make their way painstakingly from house to house, looking for human remains.