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'Like we were in the bowels of hell': Fear, faith and surviving the Maui wildfires

Noni Mirkovich and her daughter, Lani Williams, hug after doing an interview on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, talking about their experience of being forced into the ocean to survive the flames in Lahaina, Hawaii. The two and several others had to stay in the water for hours as the fire raged on shore. Response to the Maui fire that destroyed a large portion of the town of Lahaina continue to come in from neighboring islands and the mainland.

Noni Mirkovich and her daughter, Lani Williams, hug after doing an interview on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, talking about their experience of being forced into the ocean to survive the flames in Lahaina, Hawaii. The two and several others had to stay in the water for hours as the fire raged on shore. Response to the Maui fire that destroyed a large portion of the town of Lahaina continue to come in from neighboring islands and the mainland. (Scott G Winterton, Deseret News)


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