New studies tie unrecognized deaths and health problems to Maui and LA wildfires

Two of the papers explore what happened after the Hawaii fire in August 2023 — one of the deadliest U.S. wildfires in a century. The Maui fire was directly blamed for more than 100 deaths. The study of the Los Angeles fires concluded that in addition to at least 30 deaths attributed to the fire, more than 400 other deaths could be blamed on the event, due to interruptions in health care and other factors.