Authorities in Maui County, Hawaii, USA, have sued energy company Hawaiian Electric for negligence that caused the fires that devastated the island. This has been reported Hawaii News.
It was noted that the company did not turn off electrical equipment negligently, despite the National Weather Service’s warning of the danger of forest fire, and caused fires by igniting dry grass when power lines were energized and poles fell.
The publication states that county officials are suing Hawaiian Electric for allegedly causing the wildfire in Lahaina.
Prior to this, officials of Hawaii’s Maui region appreciated $5.52 billion recovery from major fires
Island Governor Josh Green said the recent fires were the worst disaster in Hawaii’s history. He mentioned 2.2 thousand destroyed buildings, 86 percent residential, in the west of the island, as well as 544 burned houses in the north of the island, 96 percent of which were already residential.
before in china evacuated 200 thousand people due to typhoon.