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Witness accounts and video indicated that sparks from power lines ignited fires as utility poles snapped in the winds, which were driven by a passing hurricane.

Divers are searching a stretch of the Pacific Ocean off the Lahaina coastline for human remains. Several people had jumped into the water to escape the Aug. 8 wildfire as it spread. Ben Tracy reports.

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All of the homes on this portion of Front Street in Lahaina have been replaced with piles of ash and debris – except one that’s nearly 100 years old. Here’s how it survived the Maui wildfire.

Officials in Hawaii said Tuesday as many as 1,100 people remain unaccounted for after wildfires on Maui. Authorities will make public a list of the missing in the coming days. CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano has the latest from Lahaina.

A new study determined that Canada’s fires were fueled by human-induced changes in temperature and humidity.

The fire ignited Tuesday afternoon on the northwest side of Lake Buchanan. TOW, Texas — Firefighters responded to a 236-acre wildfire in northeast Llano County that sparked Tuesday afternoon. The fire burned land outside of Tow on the northwest side of Lake Buchanan, off Tow Trail and Oak Trail Loop.

At least 115 people have been confirmed dead and hundreds more are still missing two weeks after wildfires burned through Hawaii’s Maui island. CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano has more on the latest recovery efforts.

Lahaina conflagration and Kula wildfires burned between $2.5 and $4 billion worth of insured properties, according to estimate.

As survivors of the Maui wildfires work to rebuild their lives and homes, some may be faced with something called “fire brain,” cognitive and physical issues caused by breathing in tiny particles from wildfire smoke. Adam Brown, an associate professor of psychology at the New School, joined CBS News to discuss how these effects can appear weeks, months or even years after the fire.

Parts of Texas are recovering after Tropical Storm Harold slammed the state Tuesday, knocking out power to thousands of homes and businesses. Billy Delgado, emergency management coordinator with the Corpus Christi Fire Department, joined CBS News to discuss how his community is doing after the storm.

Only 104 families had submitted DNA samples as of Wednesday morning.

Hundreds of people remain unaccounted for in the wake of Maui’s deadly wildfires. Emergency leaders are asking relatives of the missing to come forward and give DNA samples to help identify remains. CBS News’ Lilia Luciano reports.

The local sheriff’s office said water was three feet deep on the major highway leading to the canyon’s south entrance. More than 100 people were evacuated.

An FBI officials Tuesday said that the number of people “reported unaccounted for” is somewhere between 1,000 and 1,100.