"Maui Police Identify 3 Additional Victims in Lahaina Fire Tragedy"

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Source: Honolulu Star-Advertiser
"Maui Police Identify 3 Additional Victims in Lahaina Fire Tragedy"
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Maui police have released the identities of three more victims of the Lahaina fire, bringing the total confirmed deaths to 115. Recovery efforts have now shifted to locating and identifying victims from fragments and ash, as the remaining remains are unlikely to be recognizable. Hundreds of people are still unaccounted for, leaving uncertainty about the final number of fire fatalities. The focus is now on developing methods to identify bodies that have been exposed to high temperatures for extended periods, potentially through DNA sampling.

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