Hawaii power lines.Photo:Justin Sullivan/Getty

In an aerial view, a power pole stands over burned cars and homes in a neighborhood that was destroyed by a wildfire on August 17, 2023 in Lahaina, Hawaii. At least 111 people were killed and thousands were displaced after a wind driven wildfire devastated the towns of Lahaina and Kula early last week. Crews are continuing to search for missing people.

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The people of Maui, Hawaii, continue to feel the impact of thedevastating wildfireson its island.

Just one day after Maui Countyshared in an updatethat there are now 115 confirmed fatalities from the wildfires, the county announced that it had filed a lawsuit against Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc, who,according to its website, “serves 95 percent of Hawaii’s 1.4 million residents on the islands of Oahu, Maui, Hawaii, Lanai and Molokai.” Included in the lawsuit are also Maui Electric Company, Limited, Hawaiʻi Electric Light Company, Inc., and Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.

“They own, design, construct, operate, maintain, and repair powerlines and other equipment to transmit electricity to residents, businesses, schools, and industries in the State of Hawai‘i, including in and around the ignition points for the Maui Fires,” the lawsuit states.

A view of a neighborhood destroyed by a wildfire is seen on August 17, 2023 in Lahaina, Hawaii. At least 1110 people were killed and thousands were displaced after a wind driven wildfire devastated the towns of Lahaina and Kula early last week. Crews are continuing to search for missing people.

In the lawsuit, the county of Maui alleges that the “defendants’ inactions caused loss of life, severe injuries, complete destruction of homes and businesses, displacement of thousands of people, and damage to many of Hawai‘i’s historic and cultural sites.”

“Maui County stands alongside the people and communities of Lāhainā and Kula to recover public resource damages and rebuild after these devastating utility-caused fires,” the county addedin its announcementof the lawsuit.

In an update shared across the company’ssocial media platformsandwebsiteon Thursday, Hawaiian Electric Company shared that they would be conducting aerial line inspections of transmission lines in West Maui, South Maui, and the Upcountry area, weather permitting.

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“These inspections, conducted via helicopter, will help provide updated views of the island’s transmission lines and other electrical infrastructure in the above-named areas. In some areas, the aircraft may be required to fly low and slow, which may cause temporary noise disturbances,” the update read.

PEOPLE has reached out to Hawaiian Electric Company for comment.

source: people.com