LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — A brush fireplace burned 10 acres (4 hectares) on Saturday and prompted Maui authorities to evacuate residents from a neighborhood of Lahaina, only a few miles from the positioning not too long ago ravaged by blazes, earlier than firefighters introduced it below management.

Firefighters doused flames from above utilizing a helicopter and with hoses on the bottom, mentioned John Heggie, a spokesperson for Maui County’s Joint Information Center.

Maui County mentioned in an Instagram submit that the hearth now not posed an lively menace however firefighters have been working within the space and evacuees ought to keep clear till it was secure to return.

The evacuation order lined a small variety of houses within the hills above Kaanapali resort accommodations. It wasn’t instantly clear how many individuals have been affected by the evacuation order.

At least 115 folks have been killed and a couple of,000 constructions destroyed when a wildfire tore by way of downtown Lahaina on Aug. 8. Minimal rains have pushed the realm into drought.

That fireplace was exacerbated by sturdy commerce winds fueled partly by Hurricane Dora, which handed by 500 miles (800 kilometers) to the south of Maui.

The National Weather Service forecast breezes of three to eight mph (4.8 to 12 kph) for Lahaina on Saturday afternoon.

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