No single factor led a fire in the seaside Hawaiian town of Lahaina last year to rage out of control and kill 102 people, according to a state report that assesses the government’s response to the disaster but not its root cause.
The report released Friday by the state’s attorney general blamed the devastation on a confluence of issues, including decades-old utility infrastructure, the weather, lack of preparedness, and poor communications among emergency responders.
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“This investigation serves as a wake-up