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Residents return home after one of deadliest US wildfires
Updated On: 26 September, 2023 08:41 AM IST | Honolulu | Agencies
On Monday, officials are expected to begin lifting restrictions on entry to the burn zone in Lahaina
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Summer Gerling picks her piggy bank from the rubble of her home. Pic/AP
Authorities will begin allowing the first residents and property owners to return to their properties in the burn zone, many for the first time since it was demolished nearly seven weeks ago, on August 8, by the deadliest US wildfire in more than a century. On Monday, officials are expected to begin lifting restrictions on entry to the burn zone in Lahaina.
Officials said those returning will be provided water, shade, washing stations, portable toilets, medical and mental health care, and transportation assistance if needed. Nonprofit groups are also offering personal protective equipment, including masks and coveralls. Officials have warned ash could contain asbestos, lead, arsenic or other toxins.
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