Program Director John Matthews from KHVH radio fills us in on what’s now known as the devastating fires continue to burn and over 1000 are missing in Hawaii.
“What happened here? How did this start?” asked Joe Pags.
“We don’t know yet. What we do know is that Tuesday afternoon, a big wind started blowing in West Maui. A fire started, and it began moving a mile per minute. That’s how fast it moved. It was fueled by a passing hurricane,” explained Matthews.
“We didn’t get the hurricane, but we got the wind,” he added. “The whole area just got engulfed in flames. It swept through the entirety of the town.”
“3.4 square miles of that area is burned. We have confirmed 96 deaths. Our Governor is preparing for that figure to go much higher.”
Watch the conversation above.