Claudette Hemans, 68, died March 28 at a hospice care facility in Honolulu after suffering injuries in the fire.
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The death toll from the worst US wildfire in a century, which devastated the historic town of Lahaina on the Hawaiian island of Maui last year, has risen to 102. AP Honolulu
The death toll from the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, which devastated the historic town of Lahaina on the Hawaiian island of Maui last year, has risen to 102, authorities said Monday.
Claudette Hemans, 68, died March 28 at a hospice care facility in Honolulu from injuries sustained in the fire. Maui police announced the death, citing the Honolulu Coroner's Office.
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Honolulu coroner Dr. Masahiko Kobayashi said Hemans suffered burns over 20 percent of his body and many other medical conditions.
She was initially taken to a hospital on Maui on the day of the fire, but was flown to Oahu the next day and treated at the state's only burn facility. She was admitted to hospice care about four months later.
Another official at the coroner's office, who declined to be named, said other causes of death included cardiovascular disease, end-stage renal disease and pressure sores.
The August 8 wildfire was the deadliest in the United States in more than a century. Flames ravaged the historic town of Lahaina, destroying about 3,000 buildings and forcing 12,000 residents to evacuate.
Many people were unable to escape the fire in time, and some jumped into the sea to escape the flames.
Officials confirmed the 101st death in February.
According to a Maui police casualty list, the fire victims ranged in age from 7 to 97, but more than two-thirds were in their 60s or older.
