Hawaii and Major Landholder , Named in Lawsuit by Family , of Maui Wildfire Victim .
A negligence lawsuit has been filed against one of Hawaii’s largest landowners, Bishop Estate, by the family of a woman who died in the devastating wildfires.
Last month, 57-year-old Rebecca Rans died alongside her partner, Doug Gloege, while trying to flee the inferno that engulfed Lahaina and Kula.
'The Independent' reports that this is the first lawsuit to name both the county of Maui and the state of Hawaii.
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The wildfire, one of the deadliest fires , in the U.S. in over a century, , killed at least 115 people.
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At the end of August, officials released a list of 388 people who remain missing, but many speculate that the number is higher.
On September 4, the father of Rebecca Rans filed a wrongful death complaint that names the county, the state, Bishop Estate and utility company Hawaiian Electric.
'The Independent' reports that the Rans family decided to file the lawsuit after hearing an official tell CBS News that he did not regret failing to sound sirens to warn residents.
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I feel like what we’re doing is not just about my sister, but all the people who this happened to.
And the people who are still not found, Kathleen Hennricks, Rebecca Rans’ sister, via 'The Independent'.
The Rans family says that if alarms had been sounded, many lives could have been saved.
'The Independent' reports that the lawsuit also lists a number of actions that the family claims could have been taken to stop the fire from seriously escalating.
