Hawaiian Electric Company is forcefully denying accusations that it is responsible for setting off the deadly wildfire on Maui that killed more than 100 people.
Last week, Maui County officials filed a lawsuit claiming the utility company “acted negligently by failing to power down their electrical equipment despite a National Weather Service Red Flag Warning on August 7th.” Officials, moreover, asserted that “energized and downed power lines ignited dry fuel such as grass and brush, causing the fires” and argued that Hawaiian Electric failed to maintain the safety of its systems.
But none of that is true, according to Hawaiian Electric.
Instead, the company explained in a response that power lines had been “de-energized” for more than six hours when the fire that eventually destroyed Lahaina was ignited.Hawaiian Electric claimed there were two fires on Aug. 8, the first of which was ignited around 6:30 in the morning by downed power lines. […]
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