Portlanders evacuate just ahead of deadly Maui wildfire: 'It's heartbreaking'

Some Oregon visitors to Maui have seen first-hand when a fire tore through the island, leaving mass destruction in its wake. They were forced to leave.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Officials in Hawaii confirm the death toll from the wildfire on Maui has spiked to 53 people, and that number is expected to grow. More than a thousand structures have also been destroyed.

It’s a horrible situation on the ground in Maui and people in the Pacific Northwest want to help.

On Thursday KGW talked with Portland-area people who have escaped the worst of the wildfires and are still on the island and those who have made

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