🆘 911 CALLS OF PEOPLE IN LAHAINA BEING FORCED BACK INTO THE FIRE!
“They locked the gate and are making us turn around toward the fire!”
“Please save my children!”
WHY DID THEY BLOCK ALL THE EXITS? WHO GAVE THAT ORDER? The public deserves to know.
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Video Transcript AI Summary
People are trapped and seeking help as a fire approaches Lahaina. They are unable to leave due to locked gates and being directed towards the fire. A distressed caller reports flames entering their home and asks for assistance in evacuating their children. Another person informs authorities that an old folks' home across the street is on fire. They are advised to evacuate and help others do the same. A caller reveals that their elderly parents are unable to walk and that the house is catching fire. Despite efforts to persuade them to leave, the call ends abruptly with the parents expressing their love and belief that they won't survive.
Speaker 0: We just can't get out. There's no way out. Yes, sir. Okay. They're working on the fire.
I from here. All I can tell you is to get out of that area. I was They're working on it. It's in. But, Hello?
91 one emergency. Okay. How are we supposed to get out of here? They put us on a Halpin Road, and they locked the gate, and they made us all turn around. Wait.
I'm sorry. And we're in Lahaina. Okay, ma'am. They put you what happened? They routed us straight through on the Tain Hall Road instead of going down to the main highway.
And then now they shut the gate what? For everybody to go through and and that they put us going back towards the fire now. So what are we supposed to do? We're in the middle of brush land. Okay.
Hold on, ma'am. Hold on. 9 one one emergency. Ma'am, what do I do? I'm at Lahaina Strip.
The fire is coming our way. Ma'am. If the fire is coming your way, then leave if you have to leave. Evacuate. Don't wait for somebody to tell you to do it.
There's but I cannot get out of my door. There's flames blowing into the house. 911. Hi. I call early about all my kids that I left in La Reina Luna.
Okay. Are you able to get to them, or is somebody you gonna get them and evacuate? Because everybody needs to evacuate. But I call early to see if they can get them because they don't have a car. It's the 19, a 12, and a a 5 years old.
Okay, ma'am. I understand that. They're all working on this fire. They're not able to just go and get your children. Are you able to get your children?
No. I I'm not.
Speaker 1: Well, I live, at Lahaina Surf on Waianae Street.
Speaker 2: And the And the house
Speaker 1: the apartment right across the street is on fire at the old folks' home.
Speaker 0: At the old folks' home. Yeah. We did get multiple calls from La Haines. Serve. We did get multiple calls, okay, from La Haines, sir.
Speaker 1: God. Is is there any Fire people coming?
Speaker 0: Every every fire is in that area. People. Okay. Everyone we have is in that area. Okay?
Speaker 1: Every oh my god. Is there any way I can help?
Speaker 0: Evacuate. Collect everything you need. Assist everybody in getting Oh my Evacuate. Evacuate to Lahaina Civic Center. And who's in the house?
How many people?
Speaker 2: 2, mother and father, elderly.
Speaker 0: Are they able to walk? Are they are they ambulatory, basically? Yeah?
Speaker 2: No. They they're able to walk if they're still alive.
Speaker 0: And they saw flames. What part of the house was on fire?
Speaker 2: The trees above the house, I haven't spoken to.
Speaker 0: The structure itself catch on fire?
Speaker 2: I'm understanding yes. They just called to say I love you. We're not gonna make it.
Speaker 0: And they were unable did you tell them to get out of the house?
Speaker 2: Yes. We've been trying to tell them. My dad was trying to fight the fire.
Speaker 0: Okay. Again, You were not able to tell them just leave it, walk away, and be able you know what I mean? I know their instinct is to put it out, but at this point, it's not a good idea.
Speaker 2: Tell them we tried to tell them he had not left yet, and then the phone got disconnected. The last words he said is I love you. We're not going to make it.
