{"id":5160,"date":"2023-08-25T13:07:54","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T18:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=5160"},"modified":"2023-08-25T13:07:54","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T18:07:54","slug":"maui-residents-blocked-from-escaping-fire-by-authorities-road-barricades-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=5160","title":{"rendered":"Maui residents blocked from escaping fire by authorities\u2019 road barricades: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20370%20247'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-138.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load wp-image-5161\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"834\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-138.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-138.png 834w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-138-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-138-770x428.png 770w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-138-293x163.png 293w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-138-390x217.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 834px) 100vw, 834px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities barricaded the only paved road out of the town of Lahaina, blocking residents from leaving as a devastating fire swept across Maui earlier this month, survivors of the deadly disaster said,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/hawaii-fires-timeline-maui-lahaina-road-block-c8522222f6de587bd14b2da0020c40e9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to<\/a>&nbsp;The Associated Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Maui Police Chief John Pelletier insisted no one was prevented from escaping one of the deadliest wildfires in American history, survivors said authorities closed the Hanoapiilani Highway and a bypass out of Lahaina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One family who drove around the barricades survived the blaze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNobody realized how little time we really had,\u201d said Nate Baird, who drove his wife and two young sons to safety. \u201cLike even us being from the heart of the fire, we did not comprehend. Like, we literally had minutes and one wrong turn. We would all be dead right now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The AP reported that a woman and her 3-year-old daughter escaped the fire by taking a dirt road to a neighboring town. Another mother and her two children were forced to ignore traffic rules to flee the deadly fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe gridlock would have left us there when the firestorm came,\u201d witness Kim Cuevas-Reyes said. \u201cI would have had to tell my children to jump into the ocean as well and be boiled alive by the flames or we would have just died from smoke inhalation and roasted in the car.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The road remained closed until after 5 p.m., hours after residents attempted to escape. Multiple witnesses said some people perished in their cars before the road was opened, while others desperately fled into the ocean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>https:\/\/googleads.g.doubleclick.net\/pagead\/ads?client=ca-pub-2195855909655763&#038;output=html&#038;h=250&#038;adk=3715661901&#038;adf=849842487&#038;pi=t.aa~a.2335123789~i.20~rp.4&#038;w=650&#038;fwrn=4&#038;fwrnh=100&#038;lmt=1692909020&#038;num_ads=1&#038;rafmt=1&#038;armr=3&#038;sem=mc&#038;pwprc=1084711788&#038;ad_type=text_image&#038;format=650&#215;250&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Famericanmilitarynews.com%2F2023%2F08%2Fmaui-residents-blocked-from-escaping-fire-by-authorities-road-barricades-report%2F&#038;fwr=0&#038;pra=3&#038;rh=163&#038;rw=650&#038;rpe=1&#038;resp_fmts=3&#038;wgl=1&#038;fa=27&#038;uach=WyJXaW5kb3dzIiwiMC4zLjAiLCJ4ODYiLCIiLCIxMDkuMC41NDE0LjE0OSIsW10sMCxudWxsLCI2NCIsW1siTm90X0EgQnJhbmQiLCI5OS4wLjAuMCJdLFsiR29vZ2xlIENocm9tZSIsIjEwOS4wLjU0MTQuMTQ5Il0sWyJDaHJvbWl1bSIsIjEwOS4wLjU0MTQuMTQ5Il1dLDBd&#038;dt=1692986768851&#038;bpp=1&#038;bdt=5298&#038;idt=1&#038;shv=r20230823&#038;mjsv=m202308220101&#038;ptt=9&#038;saldr=aa&#038;abxe=1&#038;cookie=ID%3Db9b7697754fc20fe-223dc568e8e200d4%3AT%3D1690224827%3ART%3D1692986770%3AS%3DALNI_MYcC6J44Oft2Ui3F2TpUDLjQtwFOw&#038;gpic=UID%3D00000d127cc34c82%3AT%3D1690224827%3ART%3D1692986770%3AS%3DALNI_Ma3NxnscO3zC7XjZto4SPesJaP8ww&#038;prev_fmts=0x0%2C650x280%2C650x280%2C650x280&#038;nras=5&#038;correlator=1830622979769&#038;frm=20&#038;pv=1&#038;ga_vid=1733927966.1690224822&#038;ga_sid=1692986768&#038;ga_hid=812256638&#038;ga_fc=1&#038;u_tz=330&#038;u_his=1&#038;u_h=768&#038;u_w=1366&#038;u_ah=728&#038;u_aw=1366&#038;u_cd=24&#038;u_sd=1&#038;dmc=4&#038;adx=148&#038;ady=3160&#038;biw=1349&#038;bih=657&#038;scr_x=0&#038;scr_y=534&#038;eid=44759926%2C44759875%2C44798878%2C44759842%2C31076838%2C31077260%2C31077317%2C42531706%2C31077349&#038;oid=2&#038;pvsid=822333546738278&#038;tmod=518657049&#038;uas=1&#038;nvt=1&#038;ref=https%3A%2F%2Fconservativeroundup.com%2F&#038;fc=1408&#038;brdim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C1366%2C0%2C1366%2C728%2C1366%2C657&#038;vis=1&#038;rsz=%7C%7Cs%7C&#038;abl=NS&#038;fu=128&#038;bc=31&#038;ifi=5&#038;uci=a!5&#038;btvi=4&#038;fsb=1&#038;xpc=62psV5hZq9&#038;p=https%3A\/\/americanmilitarynews.com&#038;dtd=39514<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI could see from the bypass that people were stuck on the balconies, so I went down and checked it out,\u201d said Kekoa Lansford, who went into town in search of survivors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lansford described the horrific scene: \u201cAnd I could see that people were on fire, that the fire was just being stoked by the wind, and being pushed toward the homes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More than 100 people, including children, died in the fire, Maui Mayor Richard Bissen&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/state-watch\/4163486-many-children-likely-among-the-850-people-still-missing-in-maui-wildfires-governor-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>, and around 850 are still missing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s possible that there will be many children,\u201d Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said. \u201cThis is the largest catastrophe and disaster that\u2019s ever hit Maui, probably that\u2019s ever hit Hawaii outside of wartime events.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Original Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmilitarynews.com\/2023\/08\/maui-residents-blocked-from-escaping-fire-by-authorities-road-barricades-report\/\">https:\/\/americanmilitarynews.com\/2023\/08\/maui-residents-blocked-from-escaping-fire-by-authorities-road-barricades-report\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Authorities barricaded the only paved road out of the town of Lahaina, blocking residents from leaving as a devastating fire swept across Maui earlier this month, survivors of the deadly disaster said,&nbsp;according to&nbsp;The Associated Press. While Maui Police Chief John Pelletier insisted no one was prevented from escaping one of the deadliest wildfires in American history, survivors said authorities closed the Hanoapiilani Highway and a bypass out of Lahaina. One family who drove around the barricades survived the blaze. \u201cNobody [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5160","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5160"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5160\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5162,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5160\/revisions\/5162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}