Saskatoon couple witnesses Hawaii wildfire
CTV
A Saskatoon couple spent more than 40 hours on the side of a road in Hawaii as a deadly wildfire raged in the distance.
A Saskatoon couple spent more than 40 hours on the side of a road in Hawaii as a deadly wildfire raged in the distance.
Keith Willoughby and his wife were in the midst of a 13-day holiday in Maui.
"The first nine days were absolutely incredible and blissful," Willoughby told CTV News.
The first sign of trouble came on Aug. 8 after a power outage in Kapalua, where the couple was staying.
The resort is roughly 14 kilometres from Lahaina, the historic city ravaged by a deadly wildfire that claimed at least 111 lives with the death toll still mounting.
Willoughby said the night before, they could hear the "huge wind storms" fueled by Hurricane Dora, the same gusts credited with increasing the intensity of the devastating fire.
With the power out, the couple decided to eat lunch in Kahului in the central part of the island.
