Delayed rescue efforts for the Maui Island fire in Hawaii, US media reported delayed approval of water transfer application, firefighters | fire | water transfer
The questioning caused by the Maui Island fire in Hawaii, United States, is endless. According to a report by CNN on the 18th local time, the head of a Maui water supply company wrote a letter stating that the fire rescue was delayed due to the local water resources management agency's failure to approve their water transfer application in a timely manner.
According to reports, Glenn Trenbull is the head of a water supply company in Maui. After the fire on the 8th, he wrote a letter to the Hawaii Water Resources Management Agency requesting more river water to replenish nearby reservoirs to help extinguish the fire. The agency responded that it needed time to consider the impact on downstream users of the river.
The agency approved the water transfer application several hours later, but due to the rapid spread of the fire on Maui Island, the management and employees of the water supply company had evacuated and could not be contacted. Tremble said that if the water transfer request was approved in a timely manner, they could have provided more water to the fire department.
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According to multiple media reports citing some firefighters, when the fire broke out, the local fire hydrants either had insufficient water pressure or simply had no water, seriously hindering the progress of firefighting work.