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Firefighters in Maui had largely controlled a major brush fire on Friday when a new fire broke out in the north of the country, officials said.
The new fire near a business park in Kahului, in the northern part of the island, was reported around 1:30 pm When the fire crews arrived, they discovered a "brushstroke well involved" said Maui Fire Department Fire Chief Rylan Yatsushiro.
"We thought we had about a controlled one, and then a new one just went off," said Maui County Mayor Mike Victorino at a news conference.
No injuries in one or the other fire have been reported. The new fire, Puunene's fire, was 80 percent under control, the county said in a statement Friday night.
The first bushfire began Thursday in south Maui, resulting in evacuation orders and burning about 9,000 acres of former sugarcane and brush land, officials said.
Residents were allowed to return Thursday night and by Friday evening, the fire that burned in the south of Maui was controlled to 70%, the county said in a statement.
The new fire caused the closure of a Lowe and the area had to be evacuated, said the mayor. A post office and Puunene School, a former school built in 1922 in the area, were evacuated.
Hawaii Governor David Ige has issued an emergency proclamation declaring a disaster area, which allows the state to provide prompt assistance and authorizes the use of funds from the province. State.
Victorino said the fire damaged the power grid and Maui Electric was asking residents to keep electricity on Friday night to prevent a possible power outage or brownout.
Some roads have also been closed.
Authorities of the Hawaii National Guard have stated that eight 20-foot fires used to store equipment outside the Pu Unene Armory had been damaged by a fire, reported NBC affiliate KHNL.
Mandatory evacuations from Thursday's shooting hit Maalaea and north Kihei, southwest of western Maui.
The area near the new fire is Kahului, in the northern part of Maui, with a population of approximately 26,300.
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