Man recalls desperate search to find family amid deadly Maui wildfires

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As the deadly wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui continues its destruction and claiming at least 53 lives by Thursday, one man recalls his family’s terrifying experience as the wildfire exploded.

The fire began Tuesday and took the island by surprise, racing through parched growth and neighborhoods in the historic town of Lahaina, a tourist destination that dates to the 1700s and is the biggest community on the island’s west side.

Jonathan Melikidse had no idea whether his wife and children were alive. During a frantic last phone call with his family where his wife was running from the flames, the line suddenly went dead.

KTLA's Sandra Mitchell reports on August 10, 2023.

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