evidence: Broken power lines caused deadly Maui wildfire, new report shows [...] A report has found that broken power lines caused the deadly August 2023 wildfire in Maui. [...] The wildfire was the fifth deadliest in U.S. history and the worst natural disaster in Hawaii's history, according to the U.S. Fire Administration. It sparked several other investigations centered on police response and the response from state and Maui county agencies.