Maui Fires 2024 August 2024. The wildfire that killed at least 102 people on maui last year erupted from an earlier brushfire caused by downed power lines that firefighters believed they had extinguished, officials. The county organized events to mark one year since the aug.

The county organized events to mark one year since the aug. By the time nighttime came, however, the lives of those who lived on or were visiting maui had changed forever as one of the world’s deadliest wildfires ravaged the island.