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.
They dunked their shirts in water, wrapped them around their noses, and crouched low against the wall, trying to escape the smoke. As wood buildings ignited, the embers singed their skin.For the next five or six hours they oscillated between sea and craggy shore. Cicchino, who is 37 and has lived on Maui since he was a child, darted back and forth helping others get over the wall.As the hours passed and he carried more and more people, his rib cage ached and his eyes were nearly swollen shut.
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. “It’s scary,” says 61-year-old Graham. “It’s devastating — that’s the only word I keep coming back to.”
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