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    From JAB@21:1/5 to All on Mon Aug 28 19:23:04 2023
    Hawaii power utility takes responsibility for first fire on Maui, but
    faults firefighters

    Hawaii's electric utility acknowledged its power lines started a
    wildfire on Maui but faulted county firefighters for declaring the
    blaze contained and leaving the scene, only to have a second wildfire
    break out nearby and become the deadliest in the U.S. in more than a
    century.

    https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/28/hawaii-power-utility-maui-fire-00113234

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to JAB on Tue Aug 29 06:51:38 2023
    On Mon, 28 Aug 2023 19:23:04 -0500, JAB <here@is.invalid> wrote:

    Hawaii power utility takes responsibility for first fire on Maui, but
    faults firefighters

    Hawaiian Electric's stock soars toward a record gain after update on
    cause of Lahaina fires

    Lawsuit against company called 'factually and legally irresponsible'

    Shares of Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. skyrocketed Monday after
    the electric company responded to a lawsuit filed by Maui County over
    the deadly Lahaina fires, by calling the suit "factually and legally irresponsible."

    The company said that a fire in the area at 6:30 a.m. local time on
    Aug. 8 appeared to be caused by power lines that fell in high winds.
    The Maui County Fire Department, which responded to that fire, had
    declared that the fire had been "extinguished," and the fire
    department left the scene by 2 p.m.

    Then at about 3 p.m., after the Hawaiian Electric power lines had been "de-energized" for more than six hours, a second fire began in the
    same area, with the cause of that fire still not determined.

    https://www.marketwatch.com/story/hawaiian-electrics-stock-rockets-after-update-on-cause-of-lahaina-fires-ebee1623

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  • From rdh@21:1/5 to JAB on Tue Aug 29 09:02:30 2023
    On 8/28/23 19:23, JAB wrote:
    Hawaii power utility takes responsibility for first fire on Maui, but
    faults firefighters

    Hawaii's electric utility acknowledged its power lines started a
    wildfire on Maui but faulted county firefighters for declaring the
    blaze contained and leaving the scene, only to have a second wildfire
    break out nearby and become the deadliest in the U.S. in more than a
    century.

    https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/28/hawaii-power-utility-maui-fire-00113234

    Another company acting irresponsibly, then blaming the government for
    not cleaning up their mess.

    --
    ~rdh

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to rdh on Tue Aug 29 11:08:54 2023
    On Tue, 29 Aug 2023 09:02:30 -0500, rdh <rdh@tilde.institute> wrote:

    Another company acting irresponsibly, then blaming the government for
    not cleaning up their mess.

    Fireflighters had a responsibility if the cause was related to not
    doing their duty.

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