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A woman who escaped the Lahaina wildfire by running through a flaming field has died after spending over seven weeks in an Oahu burn unit. Laurie Allen, who suffered third-degree burns to 73% of her body, passed away at the Straub Medical Center in Honolulu. She was among at least 98 people killed by the catastrophic Lahaina fire, making it the deadliest fire in the U.S. in over a century.
A woman who escaped the Maui wildfire by running through a flaming field has died after spending over seven weeks in a hospital burn unit. Laurie Allen was among the 98 people killed by the fire that devastated historic Lahaina on August 8. Her husband, Perry Allen, lost a lifetime of work when their home burned. Allen endured infections and multiple operations, including skin grafts, but her prognosis worsened in recent days. Authorities have urged residents not to sift through the ashes for belongings due to concerns about toxins.
A woman who escaped the Lahaina wildfire in Hawaii by running through a flaming field has died after spending over seven weeks in a hospital burn unit. Laurie Allen was among the 98 people killed by the fire, which destroyed 2,200 buildings. Her husband, Perry Allen, lost a lifetime of work when their home burned. Allen endured infections and multiple operations, but her prognosis worsened in recent days. She was taken off life support and passed away peacefully.
Laurie Allen, a victim of the August wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, has died after spending seven weeks in a burn unit. Despite extensive surgeries and skin grafts, multiple infections took hold on her extensively burned body. The wildfire, which was the deadliest U.S. wildfire of the past century, claimed 98 lives. Laurie Allen's husband shared the news of her death and expressed his deep sorrow.