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West Maui Residents Show No Widespread Lead Exposure After Wildfires

Lead screening on 557 west Maui residents post-wildfires; 27 positive cases.

HONOLULU (AP) — Lead screening conducted on west Maui residents after last summer's devastating wildfires showed no widespread exposure to the toxic metal, Hawaii health officials said Thursday.

Blood samples were taken from 557 people after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century ripped through the town of Lahaina, killing 101 people.

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