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Crews battle Haleakala wildfire

Crews battled a wildfire on the slopes of Haleakala on Thursday. The fire, which started Wednesday night, has burned approximately 300 acres. By Thursday morning the fire had expanded to 420 acres, driven by wind gusting up to 40 mph as it spread southeastward.

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The Haleakala Crater Road fire is 50% contained at 355 acres as of 8 p.m. Thursday.
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The Haleakala Crater Road fire is 50% contained at 355 acres as of 8 p.m. Thursday.
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Four engines, three wildland engines, 11 tankers, five dozers, two helicopters, MFD firing crew and a 27-person state Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife’s wildland crew worked throughout Wednesday.
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Four engines, three wildland engines, 11 tankers, five dozers, two helicopters, MFD firing crew and a 27-person state Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife’s wildland crew worked throughout Wednesday.
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Four engines, three wildland engines, 11 tankers, five dozers, two helicopters, MFD firing crew and a 27-person state Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife’s wildland crew worked throughout Wednesday.
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Four engines, three wildland engines, 11 tankers, five dozers, two helicopters, MFD firing crew and a 27-person state Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife’s wildland crew worked throughout Wednesday.
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Four engines, three wildland engines, 11 tankers, five dozers, two helicopters, MFD firing crew and a 27-person state Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife’s wildland crew worked throughout Wednesday.
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Four engines, three wildland engines, 11 tankers, five dozers, two helicopters, MFD firing crew and a 27-person state Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife’s wildland crew worked throughout Wednesday.
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Four engines, three wildland engines, 11 tankers, five dozers, two helicopters, MFD firing crew and a 27-person state Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife’s wildland crew worked throughout Wednesday.
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Four engines, three wildland engines, 11 tankers, five dozers, two helicopters, MFD firing crew and a 27-person state Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife’s wildland crew worked throughout Wednesday.
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Four engines, three wildland engines, 11 tankers, five dozers, two helicopters, MFD firing crew and a 27-person state Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife’s wildland crew worked throughout Wednesday.
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The Haleakala Crater Road fire is 50% contained at 355 acres as of 8 p.m. Thursday.
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The Haleakala Crater Road fire is 50% contained at 355 acres as of 8 p.m. Thursday.
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The Haleakala Crater Road fire is 50% contained at 355 acres as of 8 p.m. Thursday.
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Four engines, three wildland engines, 11 tankers, five dozers, two helicopters, MFD firing crew and a 27-person state Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife’s wildland crew worked throughout Wednesday.