Images from the fire on Saturday. Credit: Maui Fire Department
From the Source:
Maui firefighters are working to extinguish a brush fire that ignited early Saturday morning.
Maui fire officials said they were called out to the fire around 2 a.m. It started in the upper hills of Olowalu above a paintball field and tomato farm.
When MFD arrived on scene, the fire was about two acres in size and growing rapidly due to high winds. Additional resources were called in.
As of 12:15 p.m., the flames were 50 percent contained and 75 acres were blackened. Some 40 firefighters and crew members were still battling the flames.