LAHAINA, Hawaii — The wildfire that killed at least 102 people on Maui last year erupted from an earlier brushfire, sparked by downed power lines, that firefighters believed they had extinguished, officials confirmed Wednesday as they presented their findings on the cause.

A new report attempts to answer where and how the deadly 2023 fire that destroyed the Hawaii town of Lahaina began. The Maui Fire Department and the U.S.

In the wake of the deadliest fire in the U.S. in over a century, officials took steps to prevent future disasters in Maui. Gina Mangieri reported from Lahainaluna Road, where the fire originated.

The department is expected to give its official explanation on exactly how the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century was sparked last year.

The deadly Maui wildfires last year were caused by Hawaiian Electric Industries' (NYSE:HE) broken utility lines, the Maui Fire Department said. The cause of the fire last August was the re-energization of broken utility lines,

HECO has issued a statement in response to a new report that states the cause of the deadly Maui wildfire was from a broken HECO utility line.

A report has found that broken power lines caused the deadly August 2023 wildfire in Maui. The wildfire on the Hawaiian Island killed 102 people and destroyed more than 2,200 structures, causing more than $5 billion in damages.