Thousands' left homeless by Hawaii wildfire: governor

A terrifying wildfire that scorched a historic Hawaiian town and left it in charred ruins has killed at least 53 people, making it one of the deadliest disasters in the US state's history Thousands of people have been left homeless by the wildfire that raced through a Hawaiian town, the state's governor said Thursday.

Josh Green, governor of Hawaii said "But let me say this a couple of things we are going to need to house thousands of people. It's our intent to initially seek 2,000 rooms, so that we can get housing for people that will mean reaching out to all of our hotels and those in the community.” Brushfires on the west coast of Hawaii's Maui Island -- fueled by high winds from a nearby hurricane -- broke out Tuesday and rapidly engulfed the seaside town of Lahaina.