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Bodycam video shows police saving residents from Maui wildfire, keeping people out of burn zone

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By AUDREY McAVOY, REBECCA BOONE, GENE JOHNSON and CLAUDIA LAUER
Associated Press

HONOLULU (AP) — Police who frantically tried to save people from the wildfire that devastated the historic Maui town of Lahaina this summer also faced another challenge: keeping people from heading back toward the flames. Hours of body camera footage released to The Associated Press under a public records request includes chaotic footage of officers trying to block people from entering the burning area, even as they were trying to evacuate those still inside. Those included residents desperate to learn the fates of their homes or relatives, or tourists just looking for a place to sleep. The Aug. 8 fire left at least 99 people dead and destroyed more than 2,000 buildings.

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