Growing concerns in Maui over toxic fumes from deadly wildfire



As the island of Maui eyes a difficult recovery from the massive wildfire, there is concern growing over toxic fumes and materials in the burn zone. NBC News’ Miguel Almaguer is in Lahaina with the latest.

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25 comments

  1. DONT DONATE TO FEMA ANS RED CROSS – THEY are crooks. DONATE LOCAL. BLUE HAWAII heli OR PACIFIC WHALE foundation

  2. GOD HELP ALL AROUND THE WORLD SUFFERING AT THE HANDS OF EVIL. DO NOT SELL YOUR LAND!!!!! THATS WHAT THEY WANT

  3. How much is this Global warming scam gonna cost? Oh wait….

  4. 'Land is too toxic'..yeah, I know how this will end. The small guy will sell and move on and rich developers will move in. Toxic my foot. People hold onto your land and rebuild if you can.

  5. Yeah wild forest fires in California and other places that hardly ever actually touch any trees. But definitely melt houses and cars. Direct energy weapons aka DEWS. And they run cover so they can keep spreading the global warming hoax. The latest one so hot ppl jumped into the water. A few years ago governor of California and a few ppl wanted a high speed rail system and if you overlay maps of the rail system and the fires you might be surprised. I joined the army for dessert storm and signed up for "Fire support specialist" and I thought it was military fire fighter but it was the opposite. I had a small laser in a set of binoculars and you push the button and the laser comes out. Also had a tracked vehicle that had a huge laser on top. Do your own research ppl

  6. The USA trying to downplay the body count ?
    How many resident were there how many found dead, how many missing and how many residents did survive ?

  7. BS, if it was a natural disaster and all the buildings in Lahaina are made of wood, how is that toxic! What is the Government trying to pull now? You

  8. Heartbroken for Maui. Sending healing thoughts, love and all our support to Maui. 🙏

    "We come into this world and endure much suffering; and when we finally depart, all that we have attained is emptiness. We bring nothing at birth and take nothing in death." – Master Lu, Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door

  9. Don’t worry Taiwan will be available soon.

  10. Read All About it Hilton and Marriott say Lahaina to toxic for average people to rebuild homes. Please only apply if you're worth over 100 million

  11. USA still treat indigenous people like third class citizens, now they take the land with fire and poison

  12. If the fumes are that toxic, what about the cadaver dogs sniffing around?

  13. People won't learn, big money and spendy real estate rules. I've volunteered on may disasters. All the politicians do is fingerpoint and they get away with it and take a pay raise and promotion to boot.

  14. When the camp fire happened in paradise California it was almost 30 days before they allowed anyone in the burn area. Granted it was over 10,000 acres but 90 dead and cleanup took months for the 19,000 structures

  15. Clean by Water…. Purified by Fire…. #mt.Wannahockaloogie#SharkBaitHohaha

  16. Hopefully Hawaii will be the damaged power lines underground to prevent future fires and replace the fossil fuel power plants with green solar and wind power to slow global climate change.

  17. i love how easily Donald Trump triggers your emotions. It’s like he’s your master ♥

  18. wonder how many hard wallets /cold storage crypto burnt away?
    BUTT coin A Limited Supply of NOTHING

  19. Poor in the land of the very rich, are usually suffering.

  20. Hawaii's democrats fault

  21. I will not stop working to get cigarettes and wilfires banned. They must stop NOW

  22. Quit scaring the locals that Lahaina is now toxic landscape and might not be habitable. They ain't selling their land to developers