The wildfire that swept across Maui nearly a week ago turned one of the nation's most celebrated island vistas into an ashen moonscape and killed at least 99 people, a number that officials warn could rise by scores as the search continues. The deadliest wildfire in the U.S. in more than a century devoured homes and businesses, blackened cars and left only ruins where thriving neighborhoods once stood. In some places, the flames advanced as fast as a car at highway speed — a mile a minute. The most serious blaze swept into Lahaina on Tuesday and destroyed nearly every building in the town of 13,000.

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