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3 more Lahaina residents identified among 115 confirmed fatalities

GEORGE F. LEE / AUG. 21
                                Wooden crosses bearing flowers are seen along a fence line on the Lahaina Bypass near Lahainaluna Road to honor the victims of the Aug. 8 wildfire.

GEORGE F. LEE / AUG. 21

Wooden crosses bearing flowers are seen along a fence line on the Lahaina Bypass near Lahainaluna Road to honor the victims of the Aug. 8 wildfire.

Three Lahaina residents have been identified as being among the 115 confirmed fatalities from the Aug. 8 wildfire.

The three victims identified today by the Maui Police Department after their families were notified are: Bibiana “Bhing” Lutrania, 58, Glenn Yoshino, 75, and Rafael Imperial, 63.

As of today, 60 of the 115 victims have been identified and their families have been notified. Eight more victims have been identified but their families have not been located or notified.

RELATED: In Memoriam: A list of the people killed in Maui fires

Imperial’s and Lutrania were both included in the FBI-MPD list Friday of 66 verified unaccounted for people from the Lahaina fire, but Yoshino’s name was not.

In addition to the 66 names on the unaccounted for list, the FBI was working to gather more information of another 80 people who have been reported missing since the Aug. 8 fire.

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