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Hawaii wildfires: What caused deadliest US blazes in more than 100 years?

This photo provided by the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources shows burned areas in Lahaina on island of Maui, Hawaii, on August 11, 2023 [Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources via AP Photo]

The governor of Hawaii has warned that the death toll from massive wildfires in the US archipelago state is expected to mount considerably in the coming days as rescuers continue to search through scorched neighbourhoods on the island of Maui.

Emergency crews are working under hazardous conditions, officials said, after the deadliest wildfires in the United States in more than a century first broke out last week.

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