Maui Fire Tragedy: Death Toll at 97, 12 Still Missing

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Maui Fire Tragedy: Death Toll at 97, 12 Still Missing
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Laurie Allen, a victim of the August wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, has died after spending seven weeks in a burn unit. Despite extensive surgeries and skin grafts, multiple infections took hold on her extensively burned body. The wildfire, which was the deadliest U.S. wildfire of the past century, claimed 98 lives. Laurie Allen's husband shared the news of her death and expressed his deep sorrow.

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