Hawaii AG releases first report into Maui wildfires investigation [Video]

Hawaii’s attorney general on Wednesday released the first phase of findings from a comprehensive investigation into the catastrophic Maui wildfires last year that killed 101 people.The report, conducted by Hawaii Attorney General Anne Lopez and the Fire Safety Research Institute, used extensive data to show how a combination of environmental and geographical factors, along with preparedness and response conditions, enabled the fire to “rapidly intensify into an urban conflagration.”This first phase of the report did not analyze what caused the fire, but provided a comprehensive timeline of events before, during and after the fire over a 72-hour period. It comes a day after the release of an 84-page report produced by the Western Fire Chiefs Association that revealed a spate of problems with emergency preparation and coordination before and during the disaster.The death toll from the fires mounted to 101 as crews spent days digging through the rubble of what …