Devastation comes to light as Maui residents slowly return to charred remains of historic town
Summer Gerlingpicks up her piggy bank found in the rubble of her home following the wildfire Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Hawaii emergency management records show no indication that warning sirens sounded before people ran for their lives from wildfires on Maui that wiped out a historic town.(AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
By CLAIRE RUSH, TY O'NEIL and JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER
Associated Press
LAHAINA, Hawaii — Incinerated cars crushed by downed telephone poles. Charred elevator shafts standing as testaments to the burned down apartment buildings they once served...