Harrowing stories of survival are spreading from those who fled Maui's voracious fires.
This Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, photo provided by Cindy Curler shows Cindy and her husband Bob Curler posing at their wedding at the Wailea Beach Resort in Lahaina on Maui, Hawaii. The Pittsburgh couple were unable to get back to their Lahaina hotel on their wedding night as wildfires swallowed the town. Their driver was forced to take them to the garage where he parks his limousine.
The 31-year-old cook shouted for his brother and opened the door of their Lahaina rental home to thick smoke and intense heat.The two sprinted. And, running on for what felt like an eternity, a hellscape unfurled. Day turned to night as smoke blotted out the sun, occasionally bared as a red orb. Roads clogged with cars. People dove into the Pacific. At one point, the flames chased him as strong winds blew them down a mountainside. The air was so black he vomited.
The restaurant Vasquez worked at was destroyed. He only managed to grab his passport, wallet, a few bottles of water and a can of sardines. Instead, she fled the fires, is sleeping in a shelter and wondering what became of the places she loved. She fled with friends, grabbing her passport, her journal and a framed photo with a button that played a recording of her husband, Cole Wright, telling her how much he loved her.Authorities kept directing her and her friends to different points. Once she made it to the shelter set up at the Maui War Memorial, rumors of the devastation raged, with many unsure whether their homes and loved ones were safe. She hasn’t been able to reach one of her close friends.
There were hiccups as they prepared for their ceremony, but nothing that alarmed them. The power had been knocked out at Lahaina Shores Beach Resort, where they were staying, and they could see flames in the mountains. Winds were “hellacious,” 46-year-old Bob said, but flames did not appear close.
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